Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Flawless by Elsie Silver

29 reviews

saana_g's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaelireads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jadeandherbunny's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had to sleep on it to think about a rating.
I loved pretty much everything about this book except for the easiest grammar mistake to avoid found in the book. (We're instead of we're and also it was supposed to be "was" anyways as the pronoun was "it".)
It is rare for me to find long haired book boyfriends (which is my favorite type of men IRL) so it is a plus for me. I kind of thought it was long ass hair? Like middle of the back long, not just shoulder height but alright.
I will definitely read more of Elsie Silver, thank you very much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

unboundbooklover's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Things I liked:

• The plot
• The tension building
• The father-daughter relationship
• The spicy scenes

Things I did not like: 

• I could not passably believe summer was his agent. She was unprofessional the whole book. 
• Rhett is an absolute man-child. I found it very hard to find him likable.
• "I'm not possessive, I'm protective" was not true at all. I'm alright with possessive MMCs but this wasn't doing it for me. Felt a little gaslighting.
• Punch anyone you don't like? Glad to see we're back in the schoolyard.
• Blatant hypocrisy in thoughts. "I can't judge a book by it's cover," regarding Summer, when literally a paragraph above, Geoff was pegged as a manicure loving city boy?
• "I think I loved you from the first time I saw you and you give me that smirk I hated." We can't just rewrite what happened? They genuinely found each other annoying. There's no "I loved you then because I love you now."

I'm likely going to give the second one a go just because it feels less likely that Cade will be as childish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ionaash's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I now have a thing for cowboys who call me princess. Someone direct me to a place to slice cowboy boots and a hat in the depths of Yorkshire 😅

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tannerlauren's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting