Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

21 reviews

chelbelle122's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Dementia, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

great construction. great case study (studies) in (un)reliable narration. whole lotta hill house references. maybe too many hill house references. who knew there was such a thing?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked it, but I didn't love it enough to rate it 5 stars. The plot twists were pretty good (and unpredictable). I can't recall a single thing that happened in Final Girls, but I am going to remember this. It had some very creepy moments, and gothic horror vibes. Almost like Haunting of Hill House. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gaslighting

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Stalking, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

nirellis's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Riley Sager strikes again. I was so terrified reading this I had to stop reading it before bed and start reading in the daylight. A classic Riley Sager thriller, they’ve become an instant-buy for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Stalking

Minor: Self harm and Gaslighting

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Honestly this book was such a fun time! The back and forth between chapters work so well. And I love how each chapter correlated with the present events that the main character was going through. I personally found the whole book entertaining. Even the twist at the end, even though it was pretty messy. I still enjoyed it. And it did spook me a little bit too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Minor: Cursing, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

cyndi1966's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Violence, and Suicide

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

In the beginning it felt like "Haunting of Hill House" but the Netflix Series, not the book. It was eerie, kept you interested and felt just right.
The first twist that was revealed was still interesting and added to the story but

to explain all the supernatural looking events with one too many weird people who had access to the house really just disappointed me greatly.

The last third of the book was a huge let down to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

violetsonata93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

5.0

This was such a fun read! A perfect book for fall, with twists and turns and spookiness and family drama, kept me guessing until the very end. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Suicide, Gaslighting, Murder, Dementia, Alcohol, Death, and Vomit

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Murder, Dementia, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol