Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

5 reviews

chelly_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, Infidelity, War, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, and Gore

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

my god i fell in love with this book and these people and this world. i never wanted it to end and i'm so sad it did. every single one (not an exaggeration!) of its characters had significant depth and nuance, and felt authentic in a way i wasn't necessarily expecting. i'm not going to be able to forget about any of them any time soon, and i wouldn't want to. it's also seeped in the lore and complex politics that i was craving after its predecessor. 

i also loved priory––i think it was fantastic––but for me, there's been a marked improvement in samantha shannon's writing between the two. a day of fallen night gives itself time to breathe, has pitch-perfect pacing, and doesn't fall prey to the same "and then all this happened btw and now we're here" telling-not-showing issue that priory does.

this book made me feel a way i haven't felt in 20 years at least. i truly cannot wait to read all 868 pages again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Child death, Religious bigotry, War, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

vanessa_books26's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

So much better than it's predecessor, all of the characters were better fleshed out and each was a distinct separate entity from the others. None of the characters served as an extension to another's storyline, they had their own journeys and paths. This was beautifully written and I hope we get to see more of these characters again in another book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Blood, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gore, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Grief, and War

Minor: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping