Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

4 reviews

mariamj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So good! So so good! I couldn't put this book down. I'm actually upset that this book ended. I hope that Holly adds another book for these set of characters because we need more time with them! Two books isn't enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and Blood

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child death, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, and War

stewartj0421's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

3.5

The pacing in this book was a bit off. I wasn’t truly captivated until around the 75% mark. That said, the ending of the book was phenomenal and more than made up for the slow pace throughout the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping and Murder

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Medical content