Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

7 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Eli’s family does not like the woman he has fallen in love with and had a baby with. She is an outsider, and does not live the way they wish her to. So, they find Afi, a beautiful young woman from their hometown to marry Eli and convince him to finally leave “that woman”. This marriage changes everything for Afi and her family, they now have not just financial stability, but wealth. This is the story of Afi and Eli’s relationship. This book started out slow for me, but it definitely picked up until I was on the last chapter frantically reading and yelling out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Child death, and Death of parent

casira's review

tense slow-paced

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

3.25

The ending was unsatisfying to me, personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia

qqjj's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

ghilimei's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

espressoreader's review against another edition

tense slow-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

I was surprised to like this book.  I decided to read it as part of the challenge and I basically just chose it because of the location.  It turned out I liked the main character, though none of the others.

I had mixed feelings about the storyline.  The main character is upset because she wants to be the wife, but like it or not, she is the second woman, the one the man did not want.  The man is a coward.  He should have told his mother to pound sand, but instead he cheated on the first woman with the second one.  The whole thing is manipulative and cowardly.  The first woman should have left him and taken him to the cleaners.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Classism, Gaslighting, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

erinblue's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Infidelity

belle2008's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content