Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Moordgids voor lieve meisjes by Holly Jackson

107 reviews

wishyouweresober's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Car accident

booksracha's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i quite enjoyed this book! the ending was really well done in my opinion and i liked the mixed media element of it all.

the only thing that i found a bit odd was that the main character is doing all this for a freaking school project and she is acting like a detective plus gains access to a lot of personal information about all suspects.
but i guess that is part of this being YA bc how else would she be so young and solving a case without the police.

overall as i said highly entertaining book and i will hopefully read the sequels to this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Violence

luciiee's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Death, Grief, Sexism, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Animal death, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

josiebug's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Pip was quirky and relatable at first, but the writer just goes so intensely hard on “she’s a nerd guys!! She’s a nerd by the way! Did you know she’s smart and a nerd and also a witty nerd too” please let this girl have other personality traits, my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Excellent mystery. I thought I knew what was happening and who was responsible and I was only partially right! I was very drawn to the story and kept picking it up because I couldn’t wait to see what would happen!

It’s a great read and now I’m going to have to do the whole series 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This was an incredible book. The characters and the plot line were so incredibly well planned and executed. I watch and read a lot of crime based shows, movies and books and often find myself working out the ending way before I reach it but with this, there were so many options and twists that I found myself guessing over and over again as the plot developed. 

The audiobook only added to my reading experience with this book as it is a full cast audiobook but it also has phone calls as actual phone calls, when Pip is reading from her case notes, you can hear the movement of paper, when she records conversations, you can hear the equipment whirring and beeping etc. The audiobook was a fully immersive experience and it was brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Stalking, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Rape

roxyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

• I like this book, I personally didn't expect the plot twist and I found it hard to put down once I picked it up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

totallytasha's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I listened to this book and really enjoyed the presentation of it. It was a nice touch to hear the interviews and get to know characters through them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Addiction, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Murder, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 is amazing the plot just never sits still and the characters are so believable and unique and I just loved it , however for some people this may be very triggering but if you do decide to read it I’m sure you’ll enjoy the story xx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship

lynnloveshobi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder