Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Flock by Kate Stewart

28 reviews

juliereadsromance's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.25

What the F just happened? Some people love this book, so PLEASE PLEASE read it if it interests you. HOWEVER, FOR ME, this read as if someone put in to ChatGPT: secret society, small mountain town, polyamory, boss’s daughter, gaslighting. 

Like it all just felt kind of thrown into a mixer. It felt all over the place to me. Like one minute there’s fast cars and the next minute Sean is explaining the nature of time. Meanwhile, poor girl is just getting gas lighted left and right. 

There will be no book number two for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Mental illness

kittkat's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.75

trilogie? nein, danke 😊 
dieses eine buch hat gereicht, ich will nichts mehr mit diesen figuren zu tun haben. cecelia, dominic und sean waren  so zweidimensional, dass es mich echt geschmerzt hat. 

die story an sich hatte eine interessante und sogar wirklich spannende grundlage, die dann aber leider schrecklich schwach ausgearbeitet wurde.
cecelia ist sehr naiv und führt sich teilweise so peinlich vor der ganzen „raben-gang“ auf, ich habe so viel second-hand embarrassment gespürt. 

am 27. juli habe ich bei 80% des buches in meine notizen geschrieben:

ich will das buch einfach nur noch verbrennen…

sean ist mittlerweile nur noch am gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing

dominic ist nicht besser 

cecelia… ich kann nicht mehr mit ihrem „ich bin eigentlich nicht so eine“ DOCH GENAU SO EINE BISTE!!!!

ich glaub, man spürt meinen frust 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Misogyny

zc2's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Okay the only thing I remember ab this book is she worked at a factory and when she turned 19 she explored relationships 😀 in a more intimate connection. These fellas kept big secret and now she is probs gonna die. The smut was nice the book just felt drawn out😊 👍🏼 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, and War

tiana_king's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Gun violence

amandarenee1002's review against another edition

Absolutely not. I hate Sean with everything in my soul. The female main character is so immature and has no backbone. The men in this book are absolutely vile and disgusting. I wanted to like this book so bad and I am so beyond disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Misogyny

If you like the toxic man trope then you will love this, I unfortunately did not.

kat1105's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Cancer, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

mcemma7's review against another edition

I don’t know why the marketing of this book made me think that it was going to be a magical kind of Robin Hood re-telling with a little bit of spice. I think it’s a really interesting premise, but the author might have done too good a job making her MMCs unlikable. Unfortunately, all the characters were so unlikeable to me that I just couldn’t get into it. It just wasn’t for me, so I DNF. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

caseybottiger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mysterious. Spicy. Sweet. I liked this little coming of age non-traditional romance book. Can’t wait to start book two because the end of this one was a crazy cliffhanger. I love both the male protagonists, even though I know I shouldn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cancer, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

aalysad's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! While there is a ton of spice I wasn’t expecting, I loved the story behind it along with the characters. No matter how toxic 😂 immediately started the second one as soon as I finished the first! Read it, you won’t regret it. Also, the audio is 🤌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse