Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

4 reviews

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Deportation, and Gaslighting

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Blood, Car accident, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Gun violence, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

sandysmith's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

The author creates a main character, Damani, who is strong, queer, brave, fearless, but flawed. Even though she had the makings of a fabulous hero, it missed the mark with the first half dragging.  The storyline and writing style were somehow lacking for me. Some of the language was unnecessary and was there for shock value rather than adding to the commentary. Damani was obsessed with her body and couldn't stop talking about it, which gets annoying after the first few pages but continues until the end of the book. I desperately wanted to like this novel, and I hope as white cis woman I haven't missed the point as I want to be a supportive ally. I get that it's a raw social commentary and it should have been very powerful, but its impact was lost on me, especially as I couldn't connect with Damani or her love interest, the spoilt white rich woman, who I wanted to slap. The second half didn't make up for the first, and I was left disappointed. Not for me, sorry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Chapters 1-68: no plot, just vibes. And the vibes are… dull. 
Chapters 69-end: absolute chaos, unhinged single white female vibes but the protagonist is a second generation Indian immigrant with crazy lesbian stage-10 clinger issues. Complete nonsense. It got sorta interesting, but … no. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent