Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

57 reviews

rozereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.25

Difficult themes handled skillfully by the author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief and Mental illness

Minor: Outing

deereadstoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

amandafitz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

shakira19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

letsgolesbians's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

mandi_lea's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Grief

kdsmoove's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

to quote a goodreads review i saw “FUCK YEAH LEAVE HIS ASS GIRL!” i literally cheered at my desk, i was so proud of yara standing up for herself and learning to love herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, War, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Death of parent