Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

God of Fury by Rina Kent

8 reviews

poupimali's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It is a 5 stars AND behond.

I don’t know where to begin.
This is one of my favorite book EVER. And I don’t say it lightly.

I loved Nikolai since the first book of the series. I love crazy unhindged characters.
I loved Brandon as much because he is the shy sensible one. 
This book was obviously made for me.
Not only it didn’t disappoint me but it exceeded all my expectations.

You will also met Kolya.
It is my third favorite characters after Nikolai and Bran but before Jeremy. 
It made me laughed SO LOUD and SO many times that it was awesome.

This book is a masterpiece of tenderness, happiness, tension and also addresses very sensitive topics like suǐcīde, self-hårm and rãpě.

The audiobook is also a masterpiece.
The audiobook is narrated by @Teddy Hamilton and @Shane East. They’ve done an amazing work. They are perfect.

Please check the TW. It’s important for your mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

_i_am_et_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Actually a reread. I just remembered how messed up the characters (nikolai) are and how cute landon and brandon's  relationship was, totally forgot how cute nikolai was with brandon. This really makes me want to read mia and landon's story, but he's a certified psycho, so idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

thelibraryofjordan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

bookdragong24's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Body horror, Rape, Murder, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual content, Cursing, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Drug use

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Homophobia

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Brandon has always worn a perfect and curated image to hide his "difference". But there is one person he cannot hide from, Niko.

Hands down my favourite of the series. This one is definitely less dark than the other three. I adore these two together. I love their push and pull and how relentlessly Niko pursues Bran even when Bran fights him. 

For the last 8 years, Bran hasn't let anyone see his true self, the darkness beneath the curated Prince Charming perfect image everyone sees.

He has a darkness that he has been keeping inside him, a pain that he seeks to literally cut out of himself. He has spent his life thinking there was something wrong with him. He never understood why he was never attracted to anyone or never enjoyed physical relationships. That is until he meets Niko and he learns the truth about himself, he is demisexual and attracted to men. He needs a deep emotional connection to enjoy the physical side, that is something that Niko has dragged out of him.

We learn that

Bran was raped by his mother agent when he was 15 and kept the secret out of fear of hurting everyone he loved. He blamed himself. Don't worry, the bitch gets what's coming to her.

Niko relentlessly pursues Bran, his Lotus flower. He has a deep obsession and fascination with him, unwilling to let him go no matter what gets in their way. Unfortunately, that thing happens to be Bran. I love how patient Niko is with Bran, letting him come to terms with his sexuality on his own and not pressuring him to tell everyone. I love how he pushes Bran outside of his perfect facade and helps him to heal the trauma he experienced. Deep down, under his rough exterior, Niko is a sweet golden retriever just wanting to protect and keep Bran from harm. 

I love them. 

Tropes: enemies to lovers, MM, opposite attract

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

ellenkennedy's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed the characters in this book (especially Nikolai) but the plot and execution were lacking. Nikolai was funny and absolutely unhinged, which worked as a perfect opposition to the closed-off, repressed Bran. Nothing about Nikolai's approach was healthy or acceptable, but that's given in a dark story like this. Although the mafia theme was rather ridiculous, especially when you compare the blurbs of the other books in the series (God of Fury is the only one that I've read) to the actual characters in the background. :D Let's take Killian, who's depicted as a dangerous monster wherever you look, and what he does in the background of this book is mostly cuddle and kiss his girlfriend. All the killing, torturing, and violence is mostly on the periphery (

except things like Grace's death which was another level of unhinged, and not in a good way

). Some emotions were very surface-level, especially on Bran's side (surprisingly). There were moments when I was wondering whether it was inspired by "For The Fans" in some way, especially

Bran's staring at a mirror, "not your baby", repressed trauma that makes you conceal your sexuality, the new Instragram photos every day, the "bimbo" character and so on

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Most of the "dark" characters seemed rather playing at mafia than actually being a part of it, and the book could have been half of its length if the author got rid of all the repetitions and unnecessary scenes, but being in Nikolai's head was so funny, and I liked how they opened up to one another in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Mental illness

nicole_thereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

nero_nash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Words cannot describe how much I have been needing this book in my life. As soon as I caught a glimpse of the twins at the end of the Royal Elite Series I knew I'd need their stories so I can find out what kind of men they would be shaped into. After now having both their books I can honestly say I am so proud of both of them. I believe that Lan and Bran deserve everything and more in this universe. 

I am also especially happy about them being able to work towards mending their relationship as brothers, and us getting to see their relationship be as strong as when they were kids has healed my heart.

As for Nikolai I knew he would be my favorite from the Heathens and I am so glad to say that he is. As much as I love the unhinged kinks of Jeremy, the heart and teddy bear personality that Nikolai has is so perfect. I love how effortlessly funny he is. He is honestly such a lovable character. 

By the end of the book I am so proud of them all in this book. 

The only reason why I haven't given the book 5 stars is because of some minor nit picking stuff. First being that Bran is British and uses American measurements. And the second being that their intimacy moved very quickly with not much discussions for Bran to get used to everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Body shaming, and Gaslighting