Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

O Homicídio Perfeito - Um Guia para Boas Raparigas by Holly Jackson

121 reviews

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

12rhys23's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I struggled to finish this one. I think I almost DNFed about 4 times but powered through.

The main character is awful. She's very underwritten and not fleshed out at all other than called "smart" and "quirky". I don't think I learned anything more about her from page 1 till the end, who she really was as a person. She engages in bad behavior such as blackmail, breaking and entering, theft, and manipulation of her friends in order to trick them into giving her answers, and never gets called out for it, to the extent you really have to raise your suspension of disbelief beyond reasonable levels. No one acts like a real person! They just spill all their secrets to a high schooler because the plot demands it.

I gave it a 2/5 stars, but only because I was able to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

niamhlovesbooks28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

rosenau's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Gaslighting

littlebellacat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicide, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

rei_ayanami30's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

There's a romance subplot so if anyone is looking for something to keep afloat while reading this, stay tuned for the epic romance. You'll see it until the last book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, and Gaslighting

libbyluvr's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

a fun, quick read with lovable main characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Dementia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

keepingitread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was my first book that I have read with some mixed media elements, and I loved it. It helped me feel more a part of the investigation process, but it wasn't so much that I felt like it wasn't reading a fiction novel. It was still able to surprise me, it definitely did not go in a direction I was expecting it to go. I am very curious to see what the other book in the series are about as this book seems to have wrapped up the mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, and Kidnapping