Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Moordgids voor lieve meisjes by Holly Jackson

110 reviews

insidious_toxins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing 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

I so enjoyed this. It had me reeling with turmoil & I kept second guessing through the whole thing. The plot twists was written so well as well. & it does make you realize you don’t know a murderer even though you say “I’ll know one”. You really won’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Cursing

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Bullying, Car accident, and Confinement

lexslillibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

Finished in one sitting! Keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Rape, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Minor: Pregnancy and Kidnapping

moonlitreading_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

“You’re not just some anything. You’re Pippa fricking Fitz-Amobi.”

I- Holy shit. I couldn't put this book down because it's so good!!!! I think the last 20% of the book really kept me on my toes. This was such a rollercoaster ride of emotions. There's suspense, there's comedy, there's sad moments, and everything in between. I love that this book was fast paced and I did not find a single moment boring. This was a well-done mystery, and for someone who hasn't really read much of the genre this one was pretty enjoyable. It maybe predictable at times but it was exciting to read. The narration of the book was something I liked, too, with the switching between the third person's narration and Pip's logs and transcripts

I love Pip and her family so much, I love their dynamic. Ravi and Cara, my two besties, I love you. Ngl, I thought Ravi was the same age as them but apparently he's three years older lol. I really couldn't care less about the other characters (except the ones I previously mentioned and the Singhs) they can all burn in Hell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

addysongilmore's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

This book was phenomenal, I personally loved annotating this book and trying to figure out what was going on alongside Pip's investigation. I loved all the twist and turns and I don't think they gave anything away too fast. This book really keeps you guessing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Murder, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug use, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Body shaming, Blood, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Confinement

lucia5678's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

bugzandthingz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Violence

malamare's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

from the start i knew this book was gonna be a 5 stars read for me. the writing is so simple yet so effective. it had a grip on me and i loved it. the twists were widening my eyes, making my breath hitch and the tension made my chest tight and heartbeat fast. i lived this book, at least it feels like that. like i lived with the characters, characters which were exceptionally written and i loved. i truly cared for them and their well being or in some cases hated and despised them. this story was so wild and so fun to read. made me cry when

barney died.

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im glad the book wasnt just: murder, death, clues, betrayal. there were some sweet moments in there too, pip with her friends or with her family. it was like a little break and i loved that.

i recommend this book to everyone whos looking for a great mystery with plot twists you cant expect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Racism, Rape, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Dementia, Fatphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

sophshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Blood, Torture, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Rape, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief