Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

61 reviews

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Grief

ekmoore11's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

luckyone's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death of parent, Cursing, Child death, Drug abuse, and Death

juliarenae's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

absolutely one of the best books i have ever read. the plot twists, characters, and plot are amazing. definitely different from what i was expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Child death

bloodredscar832's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I rather liked this book when I first read it. As someone that doesn’t read psychological thrillers often, I was surprised by all the plot twists and honestly, didn’t even realize that the narrator was unreliable. Or more accurately, I realized partway through but didn’t realize that was the word you could describe Anna Fox with.

The writing was descriptive, which I prefer, however I agree with other reviews saying this book could have been 100 pages less and still worked/ been even better. 

After reading, I looked at reviews and searched up the author, and just - wow. Yeah, I do not support him at all. I know that he probably shouldn’t affect the way that I view the book, but he does. What a terrible guy.

The only character I really liked at all was Ethan, and then the end happened, and umm, nevermind. I was also pretty bothered by the narrator and her constant alcohol consumption and lying to her doctor. She’s not supposed to be having her pills with alcohol, but she keeps doing it and then lies to her doctor about it. And like another review pointed out, everyone being there for her interview with the police was really unprofessional and didn’t make any sense.

All-in-all, it was good for what it was, but nowhere near the best psychological thriller I have read/ will read. If I had known anything about the movies that the protagonist was watching, I would have 100% been able to predict the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Stalking and Animal cruelty

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Alcoholism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, and Child death

mganallirt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: Murder

rissafizzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Physical abuse

keijiwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

splacitelli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder