Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

114 reviews

maxolotl99's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Suicide

snerp_reads's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.75

Felt a little slow in the beginning, and a bit cliched, which made me struggle to finish it in a reasonable time. However, once I picked it back up and got to the last bit, I really enjoyed it. The concept and world building is interesting,

and makes me want to know more about the demons and their world, and just how the church obtained them in the first place.

I loved the incorporation of Rose's autism into the narrative of the story, and it was used in a way I've never seen in a novel before. The Rose biblical verses interspersed were also nice and added to the overall themes. 

All in all, I think it's a good YA novel, and if you like the YA genre, give it a read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gaslighting, and Body horror

Minor: Gun violence and Death

wyabook234's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Torture

betsythegremlin's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Car accident, Medical content, Homophobia, Body horror, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

anonymousse's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood

sersi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

josie_reads_books's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Vomit

rayne_fall's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcohol

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Body horror, Car accident, and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, and Vomit

chaoticquill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Violence, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Gaslighting