Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

9 reviews

baraya's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Chronic illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Grief, Gaslighting, Medical content, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cancer, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

enlamont's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

tddaffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The pace of this book was absolutely perfect! There were many twists and turns and there was never a boring moment in this book. Pretty Things follows Nina Ross, a grifter, and Vanessa Liebling, a heiress/influencer, and what happens when they cross paths at the Liebling's Estate in Lake Tahoe.

I loved that this book is told in dual POV and we're able to see the thought process between both of the Nina and Vanessa as they're telling the story of their upbringing, how the perceive each other vs. what they're really like, and how they choose to navigate the predicament they have essentially placed themselves in. This book will have you jumping back and forth between who is coning who and who you can and cannot trust. 10/10 recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Cancer

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

Minor: Gaslighting, Classism, and Stalking

readingwithcats's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Gaslighting

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

hkburke2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Glad I read this even though I didn't enjoy the plot summary teaser (I guess that's not surprising) - it felt unique even with a plot that was (for me) fairly predictable. The social media commentary was my least favorite bit, but the two female leads and the timeline made up for it for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Drug use and Murder

booksnbones13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

this book is like a darker, modernly twisted version of the Great Gatsby; with two complex women main characters narrating their unique, but still alike, perspectives throughout this story of lies and deceit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

freyleong's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

I found much of the plot predictable and yet I really enjoyed this book. It was exciting, dramatic, and full of twists and turns. A good thriller that had a happy-ish ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts