Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas

8 reviews

becca303's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Outing, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Cancer, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

lydialou419's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

Let me start by saying I'm a pretty big fan of Penelope Douglas. While I did thoroughly enjoy this book, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as some of her others! 

I had a really hard time empathizing with the “bully” character in this bully romance. I do think Douglas did a great job illustrating some very real conflicts certain communities face and I loved that she did that! 

Overall, it was a nice journey of self discovery. Would definitely recommend to a friend.

As always, check your trigger warnings before reading. 

Happy Reading 😮‍💨📚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, Abortion, and Suicide

samanthahawn's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship

mah_verloren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.0

Bullying
Enemies to Lovers
Hot 🌶️
#Swamp

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Body shaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Abortion, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

riella_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.75

 This was SO CLOSE to being a full 5, but there was a small section in the middle that seemed to drag on. I don't normally enjoy the enemies to lovers trope but I actually really enjoyed the mean girls premise. Like Clay was SO MEAN. Some of the things she did to Olivia, don't know how she could of got past that. The chemistry was there, though, and I routed for them in the end. The Jaeger family is so fun, they reminded me of a mix between the Shameless family and the On the Block crowd. Like Oscar Diaz is the perfect Macon in my opinion and I would love to see a book written about him, or any of the other Jaeger brothers! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

vzavieh's review against another edition

all of the characters are either dumb or psychotic, the bully trope is horrible, and the “romance” is so deluded this book is truly unbearable. so disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Suicide

jillian_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion