Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

77 reviews

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Car accident, Biphobia, and Medical content

Sexual talk

ts_anne13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

shybookstagramer's review

5.0

 I'm going, to be honest, I didn't have an intention of reading this book. I finally gave in because I saw it so much on bookstagram and everyone seemed to love it. After reading, I see why. This book was so damn good and I can't believe I was going to just let this greatness pass me by. I loved everything about this book, the characters, the romance, the storyline. I think my favorite part, besides the romance which is always a favorite for me, is the fact that the story focused heavily on the hardships that musicians and bands face in the industry. I didn't expect the book to go as deep into this part of the world as it did or take the twists and turns that it did, but I greatly appreciated it because it brought this situation to the forefront.

I will close this review out by saying read this book because I was internally squealing from the cuteness of the romance and crying for how the characters were treated. So if you want a book that gives you some great emotions, I highly recommend checking this out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Alcohol

d_totman's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

tiffyreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Biphobia, and Addiction

jackelz's review

adventurous inspiring 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? Yes

I loved the behind-the-scenes look at a boy band. The management, the diets, the lack of freedom… every second of their lives was controlled. Through it all, the guys stayed friends, and we get to know each and every one of them really well through this journey. I also loved the the discussion of PrEP and using condoms for HIV prevention. 

 

It’s so amazing when co-authored books come together so seamlessly. I’m a fan of these guys! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

percervall's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia and Biphobia

riella_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for proving me a free audiobook for review.

I won't lie, I almost dnf'd this a couple times about 15% of the way through because it wasn't what I was in the mood for, but I'm so glad I changed my mind because this was such a great book, with a really important storyline. This wasn't just about two members of a boyband falling in love, it was so much more than that. This had a lot of talk about censorship within the media, and how labels can control not only the music you put out, but your lives as well. 

This had triggers for homophobia as well as drug and alcohol use and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

noceur's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny relaxing tense fast-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

3.5

Oh my god this was beautiful. I loved the characters they were really great. Tbh i didn't think this was gonna be a good book at the beginning because there were miscommunication (i hate that in books) and in a few chapters i couldn't tell if i was reading Zach or Ruben's pov but it got better afterwards. I really loved Zach and Ruben's relationship especially the last chapters they were so cute and also it was fun to read about the members interactions with each other too. It was a fun read. if you don't have any expectations from it then i think you will have a great time. 
Also please check the trigger warnings before reading this, it deals with some heavy topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicide attempt

gensyndulla_02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt