Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

50 reviews

louisa__may's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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

I absolutely loved this book! The beginning was a bit slow, but when the main events of the story began, I couldn’t put it down. I love how Jennifer Saint portrayed the emotions of the characters, it felt so real. The ending was perfect to close the story, I cried reading it. I would definitely recommend Ariadne, it was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death, and Rape

peppermint_pink's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Men really ain’t shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Sexism

adaora_ble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Pregnancy, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Incest

chaitai00's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Rape, and Child death

booksandbotanics's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was very good. 
I absolutely adored the writing style; it was so beautiful and lyrical. 
I also loved how Ariadne & Phaedra were described and how their stories were told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

chelsearose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Child death, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder and War

royalty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cg1256's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Suicide, and Animal death

maddielinehan's review

adventurous inspiring tense slow-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? No

2.5

Another myth retelling with pop feminism from 2016 sprinkled in- good start but incredibly slow paced once we move past the Minotaur myth 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Suicide