Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

5 reviews

wytnie's review

5.0

This was so beautiful i literally can't think of anything else to say about it outside of i crave more

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, and Body horror

gondorgirl's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Blood, War, Gaslighting, Suicide, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I had never given a book under 100 pages more than 4 stars. This book deserves it. Not only does the author manage to establish a good story, but she manages to establish character traits and flaws as well! Almost no names or specifics but the weight of the plot balances out any need for specifics. I will be reading all these other novellas and possibly whatever else this author has written. My life was somehow changed by 30 pages! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Classism, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Toxic friendship

biobeetle's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Confinement, Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

bookishwondergoth's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This Joan of Arc-inspired (I can only assume) short story is absolutely superb. The amount of depth, intrigue, characterisation and emotion that Alix E. Harrow packs into just 30 pages is nothing short of astounding. Beautifully written, full of quotable hard-hitting lines, I cannot recommend this enough.

I've seen a few people in their reviews say they wish this had been a full-length novel. I find that I do also wish this, but I also wonder, "Would it have hit so hard if it wasn't so short?" The answer, I think, is no. The fact this is a short story is what makes its power so astonishing.

Read it once through to experience it for the first time. Then read it again to fully understand it. It is excellent. I loved this story and will definitely be reading more of Alix E. Harrow's work in the future.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Suicide

There are repeated instances of drowning. Two characters repeatedly emotionally manipulate another character to carry out their wishes.