Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

4 reviews

naomi_k's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Gore, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, War, and Body horror

Minor: Kidnapping and Sexual content

mimmixoxo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Deportation, Gore, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

robin_reads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

I was annoyed throughout most of this book.. the romance felt unbelievable to me and rushed.
A bit forced at times.

This is upper YA or even NA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, War, and Sexual content

kalmia31's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Alcoholism

Minor: War, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Xenophobia