Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

4 reviews

aseel_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I don't know how I feel about it? It was quite hard to read because it was written in this manner that some might call whimsical but I'd just say it's an Alice in Wonderland vibe, which is liking having a bunch of disco lights going around and giving you a headache. The plot twist was so obvious and I don't really understand why the book ended the way it did? Because it was short, it was quite shallow but also, I'm glad it was short because I didn't want to have to sit through so much of it. Glad I have read the first and understand what people are talking about but no more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Transphobia

books4em's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved this little book, will be picking up the rest of the series! My only complaint was there was a lot of high level vocabulary that I had to look up, and there were a few scenes or segways that felt very rushed through. That being said, it was a very interesting introduction to this world and series. I found each character unique and intriguing, and I appreciated that they all had different stories for the doors they walked into (whether I liked them or not). Loved the diversity too - ace/aro and trans main characters. Look forward to continuing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

cheye13's review

fast-paced

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

5.0

I can think of no other review (and no higher praise) than that this is exactly the book I was trying to write in high school, down to the asexual main character.

The levels of macabre and whimsy are perfectly ratio'd, the cast strikes the perfect balance between ensemble and crowd, and I found the plot impressively engaging (not to mention existant) for a novella.

And I'm obsessed with the twins, so I cannot WAIT to hit up book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Gaslighting

Everything intentional and handled well imo

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Abandonment

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Gaslighting, and Confinement