Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Therapist by B.A. Paris

9 reviews

honeywine's review

dark mysterious 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? No

2.0

A fun and quick read, though the main character’s monologues sometimes felt a bit much. Also I didn’t think anyone who was more than two dimensional was likable. And every major character was white, I don’t understand readers who are is saying this book is diverse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Violence, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

espressoreader's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

melodious_mel's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This book was very twee, and had a character driven story. There’s a lot underneath the surface of the book, and an unsettling feeling permeates the book providing a steady pace to a thrilling finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Sexual violence, Child death, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol and Eating disorder

tspice24's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

ekmook's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Suicide

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Pregnancy, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Emotional abuse

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Alice and Leo first move in together in a small, gated community (The Circle) that has secrets neither of them expected. 

The story is told from Alice’s perspective. Alice is dealing with her past, the past of The Circle, and the events happening right now. 

It is definitely a well written story that leaves you wondering what is going on and who is being honest.  I think my only issue is how annoying the main character, Alice became.  I know it was intentional but I had a hard time being empathetic with her for a bit. 

It was also fairly slow for most of the book although it does pick up occasionally. 

I thought Leo was going to have a second family or something like that with how often he is gone and how much he freaked out when Alice asked who he really is. Just two years of jail time several years ago was a bit of a let down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

racheliverson's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I have loved every single one of B.A. Paris’ works and this is no exception. Very similar in tune as Bring Me Back. While I groaned in the middle of the book at what I thought was a “predictable” twist - I was completely wrong. The last three chapters threw me on my head in the best way possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Car accident, Body shaming, and Death