Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

20 reviews

allisonk9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Death, and Gaslighting

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.25

My god this book was nothing but pain. We didn’t get any plot until 70% in, and then almost none after. I guessed every “twist” way before it happened because this woman’s idea of foreshadowing is to beat you over the head with “hints”. Our main characters spent almost the entire book apart, and then when they got together all they did was fuck and talk about things we already know. This book made me want to tear my hair out from sheer boredom and frustration.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gore

km_kett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

It was really slow with Sera being captured by Kolis and once her and Ash are back together it's like JLA made up all of the missing sex scenes. I skimmed the last portion because of how MUCH damn sex they were having. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

juliesbooklandreviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Date Started: March 6th 2024
Date Finished: March 16th 2024

Characters: Sera & Nyktos

Rating:  6 🌟 s

Sensitive Themes:
Remember the themes from previous books in the Blood and Ash world

Review:
I finished this  and what a great way to start off where A Light in the Flame left off on a cliffhanger. The journey the characters are still going on, keeps me continuing on with the Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire world and I cannot wait for the last book in this series to come our. It also continues to make me cry, laugh and feel anger at the main characters as well as the side characters actions, But like I said I love it so very much. Highly recommend both series if you want to either continue or start them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

makiba's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

kairrakat's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Grief, and Toxic relationship

sem1995's review

challenging tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Sexual content

chloep3012's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Violence, Cursing, Death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Body horror, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child abuse

nerdy_berdie's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

This book is pretty depressing for the first third or half, and kind of a slog. I appreciate that Armentrout isn't afraid to depict the psychological and physical abuse Kolis puts Sera through, and the effect it has on her, but it doesn't make for the most fun reading, and I missed Ash's and Sera's dynamic a lot (although the dream scenes were definitely a good salve). Everything Sera learns is interesting, though, and her slow realization of her own power and will is captivating. The back half or third of the book picks up a lot, and once Ash was back in the picture I basically breathed a sigh of relief lol. It's obviously inevitable that somehow some way he'll love her, and yet the journey to get there was lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment