Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles

8 reviews

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Never put up with anyone treating you with even a hint of cruelty. It’s always a sign of bad things to come. 

I found Maddie's choices really annoying. I caught myself rolling my eyes several times because of her poor decisions. Every time she made a bad choice, I had to put my Kindle down and remind myself to breathe. I understood where she was coming from, but some of her choices seemed stupid, especially when it came to her and her loved ones' safety. What irritated me even more was that people around her just coddled her with her choices instead of being honest about the mistakes she made. (PSA: I'm only referring to the bad choices she made after returning to Cedar Ridge, not before, so please don't come at me.)

I read this right after finishing Whispers of You, and Echoes of You felt like a copy-paste version of the former

(main characters being in love since childhood, female main character [FMC] having a traumatic past, male main character [MMC] feeling the need to protect the FMC, FMC having a dog, similar form of attack on the FMC, the FMC being kidnapped... you get the point)

. However, I still enjoyed it, but I can't shake off how similar the two books were.

If I liked the Hartleys in Whispers of You, I fell in love with them (and their small town) while reading Echoes of You. I can't seem to stop reading about these characters. I hope I'll get to see more of Roan, Caden and Aspen in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

taylorgabs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

Nash has to be one of my favorite mmc’s that I have read this year! This book would be perfect if it didn’t have so many mysteries and plots happening at the same time. I wanted more Nash and Maddie scenes, but understand that Catherine was probably trying to set up the characters for the later books in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

ali_sun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

herbookarchives's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

Read this through in one sitting because this is a story that hit so close to home for me. 

Cowles shows again that she knows how to write three-dimensional victims of abuse because yes, most of the time we seem just like any other person but we're also really fucked up 🥴 

Nash and Maddie are so perfect for each other and even though it's taken them literal decades to finally admit their feelings, you can tell how they've always been the other's nr.1, even when they were "just" friends. 

Definitely a new comfort book 🫶🏻 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

lightlessxo's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

readingismyhappyplace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting