Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

20 reviews

bechlette47's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Frieda McFadden is an amazing mystery/thriller writer. I enjoyed the plot twists! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

filipa_maia'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was an 'ok' book. Not bad but, definitely, not great. The plot was sloppy and kinda confusing towards the end. And predictable: when we read Natalie's perspective of things and then read Dawn's messages there are so little things in common that I understood the plot. The only thing left was understanding the 'why' and when I got there it was just 'ok'.

I was expecting more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Abandonment and Vomit

rcarr14's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail

lianathereader's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

lmayfieldx's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death and Ableism

schmanderpants's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Body horror

rsagarin's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Ableism, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Alcohol

enzopudge's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, Bullying, Blood, and Gaslighting

asporer22's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

This was my second book by this author, and once again I didn’t see the whole twist coming. I knew to be on my toes and think outside of the box, but I didn’t think it would take the turn it did. I would’ve rated this book higher if it had better characters. I found Natalie to be insufferable at times and couldn’t look past it. I also highly disliked that Dawn had very few personality traits. I get that it was part of the story for Dawn to be so dull, but it felt like a potential lack of effort on the the authors part. I’m not sure I would recommend this specific book to another reader, but I would recommend Frieda. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was enjoying this book until the last chapter before the epilogue. It was like the author gave up on the story. There was so much more I was expecting it would unravel. Big disappointment!, especially given hopes many of the McFadden’s other books I really liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide