Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

18 reviews

rsagarin's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

eeeebs's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Sure! Fine! A little silly, a little predictable, but it passed the time and kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Dementia, Gore, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Torture

brynhayes'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Suicide

jesshart8's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Murder, Pregnancy, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Misogyny

microbemom's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Slavery, Suicide, Body shaming, Drug use, and Pedophilia

pernillelsk's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Gun violence, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, Misogyny, Dementia, Hate crime, Outing, and Rape

Minor: Classism

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

Second book in the series, but you don’t need to read the first book to understand this one at all. The author left the ending where it could be possible for more to come (fingers crossed) but, this could also easily be an end to the Andrea Oliver story as well. I like the alternating of going from current day to the past. I was really trying to solve it it sooner than I did. But, the story kept me on my toes with enough “twist” to keep you guessing the solution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Cons: Too many layers of stories running in parallel, but past and present. Also, too many hearts of darkness to chase.

Pros: I like that the sequel chose Andrea as the protagonist. Her mother was great in the first book. I love strong women, so I liked that the writer spread that out between the generations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Outing, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Drug use, Abandonment, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Violence

blueyogi's review

adventurous dark sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Slavery, Sexism, Eating disorder, Rape, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Cancer, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

margaret721's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Outing, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child death