Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

12 reviews

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

This was my favorite book so far in the series. I honestly did not see the twist at the end. I was honestly shook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Definitely not the strongest work in the series. The first half was so boring I almost DNF’d. The last 100 pages are very fast paced and kind of saved it, but did not enjoy nearly as much as the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Grief, Stalking, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

Minor: Antisemitism

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m sorry Joe Goldberg is just so funny. Honestly this is just a funny time, it’s not really thrilling. It’s an interesting look at Joes mind and it’s crazy how you feel bad for him when he’s kind of a terrible person. This one was good and had multiple plot twists that I didn’t see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

2.75

These books keep getting worse, and yet I’m unable to stop reading them. Thankfully I only have one left in the series, and then I can be done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

kuhnja's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Hot mess freaking express!! I love these books. Are they “repetitive”? Of course. He’s a SERIAL killer. Some people call the stream of consciousness point of view annoying, I personally like it. Let’s call it “poetic”. I always loved this series for the little Easter eggs and word play. Being in Joe’s brain is so facinating and poor guy he really did try and reform this time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Abortion, and Blood

Minor: Animal death

theimposter's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Cancer, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Abortion

sassykassy08's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Liked the first two books better, this felt a little more all over the place plot wise. Random unsettling ending that I wish was different. Still enjoy the series and will read the next one. Darker than the show for sure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death of parent

becphe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Animal death, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Cancer, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Blood

bethaniesherwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the third book of the YOU series. Although I didn’t love it as much as I did the first two I still enjoyed it and the twists at the end. Joe Goldberg came back soft he is not the murderous man it was in the first two he got out of jail and took a new outlook on his life. I’m upset since I’ve been told this book doesn’t match up much to the newest season on Netflix which I knew from the beginning because the trailers all showed Love and Love wasn’t in the book until the very end which kind of made it a slight disappointment for me but that’s my fault for seeing the Netflix trailers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Addiction, and Animal death