Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

6 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I loved the depth added to the characters that were on an opposing side to the main characters. I never thought I would sympathize with the guy that was supposed to be the genocidal villain in book one. The main reason I didn't give fiv  stars was the skipping ahead in the plot. I understand the practicality of it, but I hated going to the next chapter and seeing that it's set several months into the future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mental illness, War, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Torture

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

“Is it not so much easier to love when you know how it feels?” 
this book fucking broke me. I will be billing the author for my therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Grief

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

Gearbreakers was a no-brainer 5 star for me, but for some reason, I struggled through Godslayers. I'm not sure if I wasn't as invested once I got through the cliff-hanger left by the first book or if it was the fact I had to speed up the audio book to finish it in time with my library check out, or even the fact that I was not feeling well and probably didn't have full brain operation to comprehend, but it just didn't click in the same way. However, I still enjoyed the book when I finished it, and I loved the characters. I think I'll have to re-read this at some point and read the physical book instead of listening to the audio so that I fully absorb all of the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, War, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Confinement

Overall, this book does deal with the overall themes of trying to finish a war, and with that there is all varieties of violence and some more graphically described injuries. Minor spoiler, less so after the content of the first book:

The first part of the book starts with Sona in control of the enemy again. While she's not technically held captive she still very much is. This time the torture morphed more from physical into the mental. Those around her were trying to completely change the way her past was described and how she saw the family she came to love.

. There is one big spoiler that has to due with the appearance of suicide. I'll include it here in case it helps to know what to expect:

At the end, the Zenith does jump out of a window, killing themselves. It is quick, and not graphic, but it is a poignant moment.

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brinleywrites's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

qraveline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Genocide

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Death, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Hate crime, Grief, Body horror, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dysphoria

abbyschalupa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse