Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

20 reviews

themrshedrick816's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book kept me hooked and coming back from the very beginning. There are some heavy scenes and I would advise reading any trigger warnings before reading this book, but I would definitely recommend it! It was a great thriller and the twist was a good one!! If you like psychological thrillers, this book is for you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Addiction, Cursing, Stalking, and Violence

naereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child abuse, and Confinement

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

dark sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, Violence, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Gore, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Gun violence, Incest, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

leahka89's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Major trigger warnings. Very good read, but extremely emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Infertility

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Infidelity, Incest, Vomit, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Pedophilia

lbarnhill3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Wow. This was such a fantastic read! Very emotional and challenging at times. I feel like I would have liked to know more about Kiser’s back story.

I didn’t put the pieces together about Geo’s son until right when Kiser & Kim were. I will say, I didn’t really like that Kiser and Geo end up together. Maybe it’s petty of me, but I didn’t think Geo deserved a truly happy ending. She didn’t deserve a horrible one, but idk, just felt wrong.

PLEASE read the trigger warnings before you start this book and be aware if you have any of them. I didn’t and had to put it down a couple times to process the

sexual assaults

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Eating disorder

karipohar's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.5

This book had promise but I didn’t enjoy any part of this book. Trigger warnings for: sa, child murder, attempted incest. 
The characters are flawed and really bad people. Near the end it feels like the author tries to change the readers sympathies by making the murderer more caring. It feels very against the information we've been given up to that point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

creepycrawlybookworm's review

challenging dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Infertility, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Homophobia

katybugggg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Bullying, Body horror, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Body shaming, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

nabaraditi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

it has high school drama, boyfriend is shit, sexual assault, murder, unrequited love.
I mean it has it all and there's a good twist at the end that I didn't see coming.. 
4.5 stars? i think!! i'm not sure yet. its definitely 4 to 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

daniellenelson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence