Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

13 reviews

jadeandherbunny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

McManus does the same thing over and over again
Same characters, same narrative scheme as her other books
I won't read any of her books again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Abandonment

matonnhermann's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Grief, Blood, Cursing, and Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Panic attacks/disorders

marenm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

i really liked this! i enjoyed all the characters and their dynamics and it was a pretty fast read with a few plot twists. 4.25/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, and Vomit

honestlyyours77's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

libraryghost's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

emmajh91's review against another edition

mysterious 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: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Cursing, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Death of parent, Addiction, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, and Blood

sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

definitely had a slower start! i honestly can say that i didn’t guess the ending before everything was revealed. i thought

Teresa found out about the boys killing Matt and blackmailing Mildred into cutting her children off, not that Mildred had passed TWENTY YEARS AGO and Teresa had been playing the part of Mildred ever since

. i’m glad it was aubrey who was able to put everything together at the end, good for her!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Gaslighting

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Blood, Dementia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexism

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A very good mystery! I was surprised by the twists! They all got me. It didn’t wrap up the way I hoped in the end but I definitely could not put it down. A great mystery thriller for anyone looking for one. Reminds me a lot of Ruth Wares novels whom I also love. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Dementia, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Incest, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

thenovelbookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This YA mystery thriller throws the reader around so many twists and turns, that when a surprise twisted ending happens, you feel like you've survived the most thrilling rollercoaster ride ever. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Dementia, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy