Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

14 reviews

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

kitty03's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

hannahrogers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Torture, Suicide, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abortion, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Hate crime, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Once and Future Witches is a fine book. Best for people who prefer books with minimal world building or character growth. The cast of characters is diverse which is one of the best things there is to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing