Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Wenn aus Funken Flammen werden by Abby Jimenez

16 reviews

emkschneider's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage

emlo23's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

All I can say is that if I had read this Abby Jimenez book first I never would've read another. I really enjoyed Part of Your World and so I thought I would dip into the backlist, but I hugely regret it. This book has so many issues
- misogynistic as fuck MMC
- pick me "not like other girls" FMC
- the communication issues in this book were soooooooo drawn out and unnecessary
- sex scenes were really basic he has a giant magic dick shit
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Kristen basically gaslights Josh for 2/3 of the book about their feelings for each other

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everything with Brandon???? That came out of nowhere and was so epically sad. The medical content around his injuries was unnecessarily explicit and traumatic. This book is marketed as a romcom with some infertility issues for conflict but actually needed MAJOR trigger warnings for Brandon's accident and death

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magical miracle pregnancy are you kidding me?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kyleethecatlady's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

❤️☹️🥰💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

teeok's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

marisabenn's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

I want to love this. I was prepared to love this. But the FMC was exhausting. How hard is it to be upfront and have a fucking adult conversation?! I also didn't enjoy how the author wrote Kristen to act like infertility made her a freak or not a woman. And how she was CONSTANTLY gaslighting Josh. He's gotta be the world's most patient man.

I would have liked to see them adopt or another option that is so real for thousands of women. But surprise pregnancy it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

khowick24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I love Abby Jimenez’s books. And I liked this one too.. I just.. I’m not sure. Maybe I need to ruminate for a while. It felt  pretty steady basic romcom- like (miscommunication was driving me crazy and Kristen’s gas lighting was also annoying). But with 100 pages left or so it took some turns… I’m not sure why they were there or what the point of adding them were and I was kind of hoping it wouldn’t end the pretty unrealistic way that it did but.. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 
It wasn’t my most favorite AJ book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

author2223's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It's a nice book. And I understand the feelings os female lead but sometimes I think she was just so cruel to ml that I was honestly want to drop of reading this book. And also I wish that the side character the female best friend at the end of the book become like a nothing to the author. Just was like the main point and twist of the whole book, but she was sure just for that purpose and left behind like a garbe that no one want. but from a positive aspect I like that this book is not scary to talk about periods and femeal diseases of the reproductive system what was huge plus to me. Overall I am happy that book finishes with happy ending and shines the light on infertility and how hard it is to be a girl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

callistabanks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was definitely expecting a cute cheesy romcom but this book was a lot more than that. It had me sobbing over so many different things, it was a really beautiful story. I loved all of the characters, this story made ma laugh, and cry and feel all the feels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Miscarriage, and Blood