Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Broken Bonds by J. Bree

14 reviews

amre23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Car accident, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Gun violence, Medical content, and Torture

Abortion is mentioned in conversation not attempted. Coercion within a sexual assault/content scene.

justagrlandherdog's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

I went through this book so fast! I enjoyed it a lot. I have some critiques but they are in no way going to keep me from reading the next book. For one the book started without any exposition. I had zero understanding of the bonds, like I understood the concept but I didn’t understand what role that played in the world. This were just explained in too little detail too late in the game. And the guys. There is no singular guy that is on the top of my pyramid, but there sure as hell one at the bottom. There are guys that I like but each had some issue that made me dislike them, beyond their initial dislike of Oli (I understood why they were mad at her). I don’t know how Bree is ever going to make Nox a forgivable character (hopefully she doesn’t) bc the stuff he did is unacceptable and gross.  Also this is the first RH book I’ve read (I’ve played plenty of Otomes and seen plenty of Anime) and maybe I just don’t understand the dynamics in this book setting so I have a lot of questions going forward. At least in the books universe it isn’t taboo so we’re not dealing with that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Rape, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent

golden_like_dior's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

mkmathias's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The miscommunication trope in this was killer which was why I didn't give it 4 stars. Other than that I was left with a lot of unanswered questions and a lack of asswooping for some really hateable love interests. I'm going to need that to happen in book 2 or my rating might change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Violence