Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

5 reviews

jencolumb0's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A far more emotionally complex book than the (rather terrible) cover would have you believe. As is typical for Alyssa Cole, satisfying commentary about everything from personal identities to migration to capitalism to the patriarchy is baked into a steamy romp and topped off with a number of fun tropes as well as a nice mental space for those coping with parental loss to work through some of the associated emotions.

The first section of the book is easier to read if you’ve recently read the rest of the series, but it’s manageable as a stand-alone read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book blew me away. So much more than just a romance. Incredible representation: Black, African, bisexual, non-binary... And more! The main characters were complex, believable, relatable in surprising ways, and didn't draw out the tension between them for sake of ***DRAMA!*** Incredible. (Epilogue was a bit of a letdown though... Just skip it.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Colonisation

martamae77's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

wellsvk's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Confinement