Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

22 reviews

nat_pinche's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

In comparison with the first book, the plot gets better as well as the characters interactions.
You can start to comprehend the characters a lot better, and it turns the reading more enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, War, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

genette's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I'm torn on this book. On one hand, I absolutely hate love triangles, and this was no exception. On the other hand, I adore Nikolai and the book kept my attention.

Mal needs to pull his head out of his ass, and Alina needs to start trusting him more, otherwise that relationship is never going to work.


Forget Team Mal, Team Darkling, or Team Nikolai. I'm Team Alina Gets Her Shit Together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

mayareadsxo's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

anielabooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall great book, but I still preferred the first one. It was very slow at first, but it really picked up towards the end. Honestly, I was not expecting that many character deaths. Some of those were a but out of pocket. However, I was really excited to meet many characters and grow some old ones. I particularly loved Tamar and Nikolai. Although I wasn’t particularly fond of Zoya, I still appreciated how Bardugo developed her character in this book. I’m excited for what is to come in the next book as I am still very much in love with the world and NIKOLAI LANTSOV. Additionally, I really appreciated the bonus Genya chapter because she was always one of my favorite characters from book 1.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gaslighting, Self harm, Xenophobia, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, and Violence

zoecrepp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

Minor: Gaslighting and Rape

Alina has visions of the Darkling throughout the book in which he sexually harasses her by kissing her without her consent or manipulating her into kissing him by pretending to be someone else that she desires. You find out later in the book that they were not strictly visions and that it, in a sense, was truly him harassing her. At the end of some copies of the book there is an additional chapter about Genya which contains mentions of rape

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, War, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Rape

najmavojtech's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

matild_o's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I loved Alina and her arc, I loved the world building and the building threat of the Darkling and I loved Tamar and Tolya. I didn't love Mal or Nikolai, Mal annoyed me at the end <when he was all whiny and I didn't like Nikolai's charisma and sarcasm. I know that's why people love him, but he just felt arrogant and rude, and I hated his and Alina's romance. >I did like when he was more serious and we saw more depth in him. 
<PS, the ending of this book really reminded me of the end of catching fire and mockingjay>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Genocide