Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Unhinged by Onley James

7 reviews

aylen_96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Murder, Torture, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Goddamnit! I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with this series quite this fast, but here we are. This was so good! And I just want to reread it immediately.

I love Noah and Adam. For how fucked up this story was, they were so sweet together. I loved how Adam just kind of swept in and started taking care of Noah when his life started to implode in the worst way. And I loved how Noah in turn, was able to ground Adam whenever his temper flared towards the murderous side at inopportune times. I also loved that even though Adam is a psychopath he was willing to ask others for advice on how to help Noah when he didn’t have a clue. These two were so sweet together that I almost got cavities. I also really liked the (fucked up) family dynamics that the Mulvaney’s had. The sibling banter was top notch and the fact that all of Adam’s siblings gave (sort of) shovel-talks to Noah was priceless. And that Noah gave them back just as much shit/good natured teasing was so good!

This was the perfect start to a series that I’m already so invested in from one book. I love this family of psychopaths and I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series! Unhinged is getting five out of five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

smasson13's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

While not usually my cup of tea, the Instagram recommendations were wild for this so I gave it a shot.

Definitely read the trigger warnings and go slow if you aren't sure! 

The story feels very short, even for just shy of 300 pages. The characters aren't super developed and I found myself way more interested in the other brothers than Adam. I will definitely be reading their books too. 

Over all, the plot is straightforward, the sex is pretty great, and the writing is solid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Absolutely ridiculous and shockingly delightful.
Check all the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Child abuse

ridleyreadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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

4.5

So part of me feels loke this was a darker, sexier, fanfiction of Twilight mixed in with Dexter in a way (minus the vampires) but I loved it. It was dark and chaotic and smutty, full of loveable psychopaths. Check trigger warnings before you pick it up because the subject matter is pretty dark and bleak. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Drug abuse

linda_kemi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Trafficking, and Drug use

Minor: Murder

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit