Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

128 reviews

inadequate_hero's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Okay, this book was weak sauce. I want to say that I was told this was fairy smut, but it’s not; it’s romance with a fantasy element and that’s okay, but sheesh these characters are so unlikable. 

Having already read the second in the series, I’m just going to say I’m glad I proceeded with it. Everything is muuuuch better. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

ebunny_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Classism

xavlak33's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not very well written.

“I love you” I said, and stabbed him.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

cararowen's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Colonizer trash meets beauty and the beast, plot requires main character to have no sense, does not have any actual character development, dubious consent for so so many scenes. Very my first romance novel vibes.

Feyra is not like the other girls, she's special, she's not hot but ever fairy man desires her, she's unable to listen to the most basic instructions, beauty and the beast is about compromise, this is about ignoring your boyfriend is rich because his daddy owned people and having your main character intoxicated and/or enchanted and/or manipulated into every sexual situation then claiming it's love. It's about having zero feelings of guilt when you get other people in trouble or dead and being consistently rewarded.

I have never disliked a text more than this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War

rosiem1998's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

rsagarin's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

madisonstarkov's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Hate crime, Vomit, Death of parent

janamichelle's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

krosebooks's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

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This book is heavily based on fairy tales (Beauty and the Beast). I didn’t finish this book the first time a read it but this time I was successful. From what I’ve heard from Maas fans this is her worst book, which for the record was a good book. There were some things I thought should be different in the book but still a great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tabea1409's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail