Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Maid by Nita Prose

55 reviews

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this so much! Molly is one of my all time favourite characters now, I loved reading from her. Just one of those books that really gets you routing hard for the characters

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Drug abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Gaslighting

marissab's review against another edition

I read approximately the first 65 pages and then skimmed the last 25 pages because it was getting boring; everything took too long to happen. There were so many flashbacks and so much exposition. The setup was intriguing and I wanted to get invested in the plot, but the protagonist just kept ruminating on the past and taking me right back out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Grief

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

The Maid contains a compelling closed-door murder mystery and a twist at the end. The central character demonstrates the characteristics of someone on the autism spectrum, yet nowhere is this explicitly acknowledged in the book. While the author uses these traits to further the plot, there is inauthenticity here and a heavy reliance on stereotypes. What is left is more of a caricature than a character. Readers looking for books depicting characters with autism by authors who are neurodivergent should try Helen Hoang's books. She is one of many neurodivergent authors who use their own experiences navigating the world as a starting point for some of their central characters and can offer readers a more authentic portrayal of someone with autism..

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Trafficking, and Cancer

textappeal's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, and Domestic abuse

madradstarchild's review against another edition

This is a clear instance of a neurotypical author writing from the "perspective" of a neurodivergent-coded character without actually understanding how neurodivergence works. It's ableist that she assumes someone who doesn't understand social cues will be

too "innocent" to realize she's being lied to/manipulated into abetting crimes

. This is an ableist caricature of neurodivergence and it's going to perpetuate inaccurate assumptions about neuodivergent people. 0/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

taria's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Torture, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Euthanasia

drug trafficking

death of grandparent

calcifire's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

the mystery was pretty cut and dry and over too quickly, other than a slight twist at the end that doesn't really change very much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

angelareads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Very voice-y and absolutely brilliant. Best of the year so far! 

Not a 5 star because it felt like the book ended twice. It was very strange. 

*revising to a 5 star. I keep thinking about it. It's just so good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Addiction, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

mags_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship