Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

66 reviews

nina_readsbooks's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Gaslighting

stells3's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was really interesting. I loved the descriptions of the marsh, and how inspiring Kay’s story was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, and Car accident

alisonfaith426's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Death and Infidelity

srl0425's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

raine83's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

Struggled to finish it but it got better..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Mental illness, Stalking, and War

samflowerv6's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

An amazing read. I’ll never forget these beautiful words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

witchleaves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

camoo3032's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

The imagery is incredibly beautiful and worth reading for that alone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

layla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility and Death of parent