Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

16 reviews

bleepbloop's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

boring. only one main suspect the entire time with no real compelling evidence for anyone else until the final act. the plot of the current timeline and the past timeline were both uninteresting. the main characters were all annoying and there was no character development.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Gaslighting

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content, Gun violence, and Alcohol

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Murder, Rape, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Vomit, Classism, and Emotional abuse

undersea's review

slow-paced

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

1.0

Ruth Ware is an instant buy for me. But holy cow this book is bad. It feels like someone’s first novel. Her characters are usually so real & have such depth but not this one. Everyone was annoying with truly bizarre motivations. The “twist” was easily guessed and the pace was entirely torturously slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting

shereadsmysteries's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Blood

Stroke, Pregnancy Assault

heypretty52's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy