Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

3 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

2.75

Cool concepts but the plot and characters weren’t very appealing. It would have been interesting if the author had developed some of the ideas and worldbuilding further and dropped the cliched turns of phrase throughout. I cackled when a character said “live, laugh, love” in a serious scene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Torture, and Racism

avacadosocks's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

auteaandtales's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

4.25

Wow that was absolutely incredible. I’ve never read anything like this before. The only thing stopping it from being a five star read is that I was originally glad to have a fantasy book that’s a stand alone but now I want more, the ending especially just opened up loads of questions I want answers to and I definitely really want to know what happened next. Incredible! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment