Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

79 reviews

pastorscratchy1reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked the book, but it definitely has excessive cursing in it. There is also some pages some people might like to skip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, War, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

c_dmckinney's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Bullying, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Animal death, Child death, War, Death of parent, Confinement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Death

a_acha331's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

It was an amazing read! The characters, the world building, the lore, and the penmanship that kept me reading well into 3:00 am had me in an uphill battle of choosing peace or violence. However, I re-read the book and my opinion has  shifted slightly. I read a review that said “Xaden wears skinny jeans” and I haven’t been the same since🧍🏾‍♀️ I can’t unsee it because I feel like he really does 👁️👄👁️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Grief, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, and Grief

beltari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

2.0

If you want to read an amazingly built world with multidimensional characters, I highly recommend Brandon Sanderson, especially the Stormlight Archive series. 

This book was fun but I enjoyed it the same way I enjoyed Sharknado. I can see why some less experienced readers would love it too. It was written so that young female readers will identify themselves with the "not like other girls" protagonist and if that's your cup of tea, go for it. It has cool fight scenes, Mexican novel levels of drama, and smutty scenes worthy of AO3. It's a light read and made me laugh with all the cringy dialogue and obvious plot twists. I'm giving it 4 stars because it fulfilled my need for a popcorn book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Ableism, Toxic relationship, War, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Body shaming, Animal death, and Gore

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Murder

mysteryspouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Emotional abuse, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Excrement

thebibutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

The last few chapters were better plot-wise than the entirety of the rest combined. That alone earned that 1/2 star. The writing is mid and the dialogue is horrible. The main character is positioned as “clever,” but seems completely oblivious and at times bone-dead stupid. I hate the nickname that Xadyn gives Violet, it makes zero sense since she’s the only one posited as “merciful” throughout the story. Loved the dragons more than the people, but they’re all flat, one dimensional characters. The concept of killing off cadets during (and even before) training makes even less sense than the nonsensical “challenges.” On top of which, it cheapens the deaths of the characters that we’re meant to care about. It’s repetitive and tedious all throughout with far too many unrealistic plot conveniences. I hated how heavily this relied on tropes rather than focus on a logical plot and character development.

The couple were cringey at best, but her weird obsession with his looks is incredibly creepy. He was controlling and obnoxious. Kind of hated both of them, to be honest. The cliff-hanger ending was cheap and entirely unearned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, War, and Violence

ninahuynh's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

What an ending! I like how the dragons have their own voices and aren’t just animals the humans use. I was onboard with Violet’s character for most of the book, but the parts where I wasn’t was when her resolve just didn’t fit her character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Genocide, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, War, and Xenophobia

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Holy shit!!! What took me so long to read this book!!! It is incredible!!! Rebecca Yarros is in the same league with Sarah J Maas except with Rebecca it doesn’t take a book or 2 to get me addicted to the series, I was hooked from the beginning! I loved everything about this book & I already want to read it again!!! But instead I’m going to go start Iron Flame! 😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Bullying, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment and Torture