Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

3 reviews

rynstagram's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful writing and intricate plot, as usual, but found it a little easy to predict the plot twists and there were times when the narrative got a bit slow for me. Overall, though, it was intriguing and emotional and left me wanting to read the next one ASAP!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Drug use, Blood, War, Medical trauma, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this. The prose was great, as Gong’s work usually is. Loved the Shakespearean drama set in 1930s Shanghai, this time with assassins and spies instead of rival gang war. The spy movie tropes were honestly really well done to where there was enough mystery there, but you can pick things up if you are paying attention. 

I loved Rosalind and Orion’s bickering and their slow burn rival spies into romance. It made the twist at the end even better tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Medical content, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Moderate: Murder, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use and Kidnapping