Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

109 reviews

nightmarebees's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

this was a lot different than what i expected, but i really enjoyed the ride. very creepy in fundamentalist christian ways and very gross in bugs-coming-out-of-your-mouth ways. 

i love rose and i was not expecting the mc to be openly autistic, so that was a nice surprise. i wish we got more time with willow in the present, but i am always a sucker for lovers who have been made to forget each other but inevitably find their way back to each other. 

we don’t actually spend that much time at the titular camp itself, but the slow burn and mystery of the first half was so well executed. it honestly felt a bit too fast in the second half just because the pacing changed so abruptly, but the reveals and explanations for how they do their brainwashing and torture were thoroughly satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Homophobia

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting

shadowykittenwizard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Blood

kaia_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Body horror, and Homophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

eldritch_archivist's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Violence, and Car accident

m3lwar3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Gaslighting, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, and Death

laboromi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Body horror

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Alcohol

emizulu's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. Heartfelt, heartbreaking, and fulfilling. Interesting world building, at just the kind of pace that lets you put together a few of the background pieces yourself. Would definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

errie's review against another edition

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Homophobia, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Confinement, Child death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

punk_flower_child's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

Horrifying. Riveting. So amazing. It really seems like the person who wrote it knows what being deeply involved in a church is like

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, and Medical content