Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

85 reviews

lri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War and Gaslighting

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual assault

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

the_paperbackprincess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

"You cannot claim what was not given to you. The stag chose me."-Okay, this is technically a quote from the show but it's such a good line.

I first read this book back in 2020 and I didn't remember much before I started rereading it. However, when I started, I was immediately taken back to the first time I read it and how much I enjoyed it.

Alina's growth is my favourite part of this book. Seeing her being pushed and tested and still coming out on top was so amazing to me, especially because it shows how much she's learnt from training and how much she's grown from the start. Even when the rug was pulled out from under her feet and she had to adapt to a new reality, she still fought (she is a soldier after all).

I love how this book ends off and how it shows that even though Alina has learnt a lot and she knows how to use her power, it's not the end of her growth period. There are still things about herself and about her relationships that she needs to figure out now that almost all of the pieces have been revealed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Gaslighting and Animal death

TW: Manipulation, Grooming.

jjjjo's review against another edition

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racism, Murder, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

rwilcox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? No

3.75

The female protag lacks agency until the very end. Other than that little fact, it was an amazing plot with well developed characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Animal death, Grief, Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jinx_mars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Gaslighting, War, Violence, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Genocide

kiwigon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked the story and I'm excited to read the next book but I feel like the story was a little bit too fast paced for me personally. Also I didn't really care for the romance in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

n0elle's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Gaslighting, and Blood

raypaws's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Animal death, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Slavery, War, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent