Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Alice by Christina Henry

4 reviews

klio's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

raythecatlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Alcoholism, Grief, Ableism, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Hate crime, and Drug abuse

rinitealeaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

 
I happened to come across this book in my local nerd store cafe and got myself a copy as I love Alice in Wonderland and horror so this book was right in my alley.
I'm always a little sceptic of retelling the old fairytales and stories but this was amazing.
One of the best books I've read this year.
It's dark, it's disturbing and scary CW: rape, drugs, kidnapping, human and sex trafficking, gaslighting and mental health illness.).
Yes it had some flaws like Hatcher's character could have been bit more in depth but it didn't bother me when looking at the book as a whole.

I highly recommend it if you like dark and twisty easy reads! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

lone_reader's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

This is a (very) dark retelling of Alice in Wonderland. Ten years ago, Alive emerged from the Old City covered in blood and raving about the Rabbit. Locked away in a mental hospital, she has now escaped with Hatcher, a madman from the next cell. Neither remembers their life before the hospital. Now that they are free, memories start to resurface as they make their way deeper into Old City, crossing paths with crime bosses Mr. Carpenter, the Walrus, Cheshire, the Caterpillar, and, of course, the Rabbit. Despite the dark nature of the story, it is still recognizable as Alive in Wonderland. I found the ending rather abrupt and disappointing, but on the whole I liked the book and found it a compelling (although somewhat disturbing) read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Trafficking

Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking