Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

72 reviews

denwluv's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

so beautiful something younger me needed but older me still did as well 🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

malupastafrola's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

em_of_swags's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Gaslighting, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Outing, Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

westonreads's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

- Pretty good book to read 

- characters feel real with real emotions, flaws and interests

- makes you reflect on yourself and what you want to do post secondary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

avaeast's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

The first thing I said before starting this book was: “can’t wait for Alice Oseman to break my heart again”. And she did, but not nearly as hard as I’d imagined.

It was a book that forced you to reflect on life. So if you’re not prepared to have a minor existential crisis, maybe don’t read this. But let’s be honest, did you really pick up an Alice Oseman novel without already undergoing one?

I loved the little cameos we got from the Heartstopper/Solitaire characters. They made my heart really happy.

Favorite Quote:
(I couldn’t pick just one)

Long ago I was inflicted with a terrible predisposition to never say a word, and I honestly cannot understand why or how it happened. 

Sometimes I was hit by the weight of all the things I didn’t know, not just about Carys but about anything, everything. What’s it like to have a parent you don’t like, or who doesn’t like you? What’s it like to run away from home? I don’t know, I’ll never know. I’ll always feel awful about not knowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Dysphoria

chaotic_gremlin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Abandonment, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

nehanaomi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

frances may have one of the best fictional mums ive ever seen

frances kinda dumb tho, why would she admit she's toulouse, LIE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Mental illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual content