Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

65 reviews

schrammanda's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

scottr05's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

Slow start, but stick around! This was a great read with great character development and a wild story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

ferdie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

I cheered for Anna, I doubted Anna, and I was surprised by Anna. Overall, I enjoyed The Woman in the Window and connected with the characters just enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood

moraina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Unreliable narrator being gaslit for a large portion of the book. Several twists - I thought I had it figured out but things kept changing, it really picked up in pace for the last 100 pages or so. Things wrapped up nicely at the end. I don’t know that I would ever reread this, so I am not giving it five stars, but it was quite entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

ekmoore11's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

luckyone's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

juliarenae's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

absolutely one of the best books i have ever read. the plot twists, characters, and plot are amazing. definitely different from what i was expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

bloodredscar832's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

I rather liked this book when I first read it. As someone that doesn’t read psychological thrillers often, I was surprised by all the plot twists and honestly, didn’t even realize that the narrator was unreliable. Or more accurately, I realized partway through but didn’t realize that was the word you could describe Anna Fox with.

The writing was descriptive, which I prefer, however I agree with other reviews saying this book could have been 100 pages less and still worked/ been even better. 

After reading, I looked at reviews and searched up the author, and just - wow. Yeah, I do not support him at all. I know that he probably shouldn’t affect the way that I view the book, but he does. What a terrible guy.

The only character I really liked at all was Ethan, and then the end happened, and umm, nevermind. I was also pretty bothered by the narrator and her constant alcohol consumption and lying to her doctor. She’s not supposed to be having her pills with alcohol, but she keeps doing it and then lies to her doctor about it. And like another review pointed out, everyone being there for her interview with the police was really unprofessional and didn’t make any sense.

All-in-all, it was good for what it was, but nowhere near the best psychological thriller I have read/ will read. If I had known anything about the movies that the protagonist was watching, I would have 100% been able to predict the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Stalking

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Misogyny, Car accident, and Death of parent