Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

11 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

10 out of 10, no notes!

This is a friends to lovers romance where the people in the couple are 50ish year old introverts who met through an online gaming guild. I love a romance novel that gives me a couple that’s not just young, hot and cis! This book is all about accepting yourself and finding your people who will love you no matter what. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Outing, Homophobia, Biphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Mental illness, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Outing, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Medical content, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Car accident, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Racism

mamagoose_oc's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, and Outing

Minor: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

bookobsessedmommy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Ugh how many ways can I say I loved this? The banter is top notch, particularly for Maggie and Aiden, but also with Maggie and absolutely everyone else. Her son, her friends, and just about anyone else Maggie talks to has great repartee. I heard there was queer rep, and I love to see it. Watching this relationship blossom was just so beautiful, and I just wanted to hug the both of them. There is just something about following characters that have lived so much life and read as regular instead of "Sage and wisened" that is super relatable. I want more nerdy middle aged romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

nina_readsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Grief and Abandonment

lacyparrish's review

5.0

This came out of the summer and had such hype that I was putting it off ... fearing that I wouldn't see what everyone else saw. Boy was I wrong! I want to be Maggie when I grow up (although some might say I'm most of the way there already) ... now I just need to find my Aiden. 😍 Despite the wonderfulness of this novel, there are a lot of heavy topics covered with a deftness and care that you don't often see. Now I'm faced with the inevitable question --  will other offerings from this author hold up to this one?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Biphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Gaslighting

deals with an aging parent and those difficult conversations as well as the other content warnings

rickireadss's review against another edition

5.0

i LOVE maggie and aiden so much. i want to give aiden the biggest f*cking hug because he put up with way too much from his family. ughhhh they all made me so mad, but especially his brother

like how can you just sit there and be so ignorant and oblivious or simply just not give a flying f*ck what your brother is doing and putting up with. like GROW TF UP bro.

but omfg, aiden realizing that he's bi and demi?!?!? MY HEART WAS SO FULL. i think this is great rep, it made me cry, and i just loved how they talked about it together. ALL THE FEELS!!!! i loved the gaming aspect of this a LOT and love that that's what brought them together. i think the miscommunication/misunderstandings of each other's true ages was hilarious! i also just loved that they were older MCs, 48f 50m, and actually acted their ages. hands down a great book and i honestly want to reread it again!

⚠️: biphobia, homophobia, outing, emotional abuse, death of parent (cancer), acephoba/arophobia, racism, cancer, grief, misogyny, gaslighting, bullying, death of parents (car accident), religious bigotry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Biphobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Outing

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Misogyny, Cancer, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

jax_b_reading's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Outing, and Toxic relationship

reign_kaur's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-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? No

5.0

Oh my goodness, the family drama is on point. So accurate and inspiring. I'm in a similar situation to the main characters and this helped me to confirm I am doing the right thing and to ignore the gaslighting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Body shaming, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Outing

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley- 4.5⭐️ 2🌶️

Contemporary rom-com
Older MC’s
Second chance romance
Introverted MC’s
Main character 🏳️‍🌈QIA+ rep
Mistaken identity

This was a sweet rom-com about two older people allowing themselves a second chance at finding love. 

I adored the introverted gamers and the found gaming family. 

This was a super cute Gen X romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Outing, Sexual content, Dementia, and Homophobia