Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

22 reviews

jenni_sunderland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

elmewhy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

~~2 Stars~~ 14th March 2022

This book just wasn't for me, the pacing was too slow and everything was just unlikeable.
To begin, I wouldn't have put this in the Thriller genre as it wasn't until around 250 pages where things got interesting -

When Matilda went "missing" and everything started to unspiral

. Even by that point we just went through the motions, maybe one or two things at the end were quite shocking but by this time we've had nearly 300 pages to get through, nothing was 'edge of your seat gripping' or had me excited to know the ending.
None of the characters were likable, I believe intentional, but it didn't make me want to read more I wasn't supporting anyone or wanting to see their ending. No lessons were learned for the characters and you couldn't really take anything from this book as a reader either.


Details
-Plot: slow-paced
-TW: Death, Murder, Blood, Rape, Sexual Assault, Alcoholism, Suicide
-Ending Happy/Sad/Unfinished:

Sad. Nothing really feels good about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, and Stalking

elise_allberry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

This book was an enjoyable and quick read, but I feel that the author tried to juggle too many elements in one book and the ending felt kind of rushed and random, even though it was a satisfying ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Stalking

isgbv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Blood and Death

stephmgray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The un-lovableness of the characters is what makes this work. A brilliant book with lots of twists and turns that keep you on your toes.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

kathryn_a's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sorcha's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Infertility

natashajade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The writing was sloppy and pretty badly done, yet the plot and realness of the characters made it so enjoyable I couldn't book the down. Finished within 24 hours. Amazing twist (an incredibly twisted one at that) at the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

antoniarachael28's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

casuallyreadingx's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I had much bigger expectations for this book. The plot was easy to call out. All the characters were extremely unlovable. All the relationships were toxic. The main character I found to be annoying. The men in her life were also awful. The ending seems to be what everyone loves, but it was bland. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Rape, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol