Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

35 reviews

memorykey2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Again, I freaking love the crows. This book hurt my feelings and gave me the warm fuzzies at the same time. The netflix show does not do this justice, I promise you. All of the character arcs work together really well and you can tell that all of the characters are growing and learning from each other. Not sure why

they had to kill off Matthias

, but it did make Nina an even stronger character in the later books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

5.0

I wasn’t really sure about the hype surrounding these characters after finishing Six of Crows. But this book sealed the deal for me. I love them, too, and the way their stories meet and diverge, the way they have their own goals and their own drive, the way they support one another (or not), and the ways in which their dynamics can change based on who they interact with. Was the plot great? It was fun. Did Kaz save the day just a time too many with a barely believable plan? Maybe. But I don’t mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, and Gun violence

Moderate: Stalking, Drug use, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Grief

josiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Blood, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Abandonment, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Colonisation, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and War

2_bec_loves_books_1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The best plot twist I have read in a very long time - could not put it down. Will not disappoint

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Violence, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Torture, War, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Alcohol

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Ableism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, Grief, Murder, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Classism, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

onefineelephant's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

10/10. I loved this book so much. Definitely my favorite Leigh Bardugo book that I've read so far. I laughed, I cried (especially at the end), and I gasped. I love found family books, especially fantasy ones so this was definitely up my alley. Since I'm such an avid reader, I don't usually get surprised by plot points but I loved that with this book, I never knew where it was going next. Wylan, Jesper, Nina, Matthias, Kaz, and Inej will have my heart forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

dkaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, War, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Child abuse

Minor: Cursing