Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers

15 reviews

reedandright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Child death, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Incest, Domestic abuse, and Classism

library_kb's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

This is a dark book. In many ways, you can't fully trust the narrator and are kept in the dark about what is going on similar to We Were Liars, but with darker themes. There is a murder that happens and the book is about solving that murder, kind of, but it's mostly about our main character, Georgia's, journey

of getting caught up and manipulated by those around her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

jamiesbookclub's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

probablyshannon's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

hufflehobbit's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Trafficking, Child death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, Incest, and Rape

Minor: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Challenging themes and uncomfortable at moments, but well worth the read in my opinion

kaylafallon's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

grimdark_dad's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

There are some books that are disquieting to read… yet powerful. Courtney Summers excels at such books.

Plot in a nutshell: Georgia sees her beauty as her only way to escape poverty, but becomes embroiled in a murder mystery while falling in love with the victim’s older sister. Corruption and power, lust and innocence, all these are explored as Georgia uncovers the truth of the girl’s killer and who covered it up.

Please be aware this book contains scenes of attempted assault and sexual content involving a minor (fade-to-black-ish?).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Police brutality and Domestic abuse

libscote's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Courtney Summers knows how to write a page-turner. Even though I wanted to throttle Georgia many times, I could also see how she came to believe the different things she believed, based on society and stubbornness. Aspera sounds like it could be a real place, and I can see how it would be both alluring and something you would urge people to stay away from. I think it will stay with me a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death and Alcohol

abookandaspotoftea's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, and Gaslighting