Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters

5 reviews

unmistakablyphoenix's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

3.75

This is one of those books that is well written with an important story to tell, but it’s not for me. As in, it literally was not written for me.

I’m glad I read it, I feel I gained something from learning about such interesting cultures and perspectives so far removed from my own. It was difficult for me to read at points, but I still felt compelled to see how the story ends and it didn’t disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Infidelity, Misogyny, Colonisation, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse

justxis's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

3.0

Don't believe the genre list. If you expect mystery and thriller, there will be none. It's more about women, bad international marriage, mental and physical abuse, immigration, and family. 

I usually like such stories, but nothing clicked this time. I don't know if it was the narrator, but I really struggled to finish. I was even thinking about DNFing, but I was still curious about what really happened to Nicole (and was disappointed in the end).
Got better in the second half, but more is needed to like this book. 

I didn't like the switching between now and then and couldn't like any character. I was thinking between two and three stars. But the story itself wasn't that bad; just the delivery didn't impress me. So, I ended up giving it three. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

This was so good, it was like watching a soap opera! The high-level emotional drama, gossip, toxic relationships, and desire to save face over everything was absolutely thrilling.

The audiobook narrators also made the book, the two reflecting dual perspectives of Nicole and Claudine so well, and accent work and almost musical emphasis on the delivery of certain parts of the dialogue was phenomenal.

I hear this is going to be made into a tv series, which I definitely will be watching—this story will transition over so well to the screen in my opinion.

This book is for you if you:

• Enjoyed Wahala by Nikki May and are looking for more books set in Nigeria
• Want a thriller that tackles cultural merging, isolation, and dissonance
• Are looking for a book with a warm weather setting to match the summer reading season 

Thank you Netgalley & Simon & Schuster Canada for a gifted copy of this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Alcohol

heather667's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Deportation, Kidnapping, and Vomit

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Murder, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Body shaming, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Vomit