Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

28 reviews

jen_reads23's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

deltamarie_24's review

challenging emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.5

Kept seeing this book being talked about everywhere and finally went for it and bought the whole series when it went on sale. I liked other peoples fan cast which originally made me want to read it. I didn’t hate the book and I enjoyed the writing but it definitely won’t go on my favorites list. It threw me off when I found out the mmc was over 40. I’m used to reading college age stuff because I still identify as a teenager 🥴 (I’m 30) so it kind of put me off a little bit with him being so old 🤣 (no offense) but I was like I’m going to give it a chance because I’m older now. That being said….

I loved the story line with Tina being the troubled twin and Naomi staying to take care of Waylay (what an odd name) the niece she didn’t know she had. That story line was perfect in my opinion it would have been much better with just that. Without the romance part because Knox sucked. He’s a 40 year old man who acts like a child. He seemed so hateful to her for no reason. He just wasn’t that lovable like some of the other characters. And then she told him the story about Warner being a dick while drunk and then he goes and basically acts just like him minus the abuse because he’s drunk when he’s the one who ended it. That whole scene rubbed me the wrong way. I did like Knox at certain parts but not enough to really make me love the book. I think I’d much rather have Naomi with Nash instead. Or just Naomi learning on her own how to be a mother to Waylay.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Physical abuse

nicksalex's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

annabananadel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

“At some point, you have got to stop worrying so much about what everyone else needs and start thinking about what you need.” 

I love grumpy x sunshine trope. There, I said it. It’s one of my favorites, okay? I love it when the grumpy guy just opens up and be less grumpy. And that’s what this book delivered - the perfect grumpy x sunshine trope. 

To be honest, I really had so much fun reading this especially since it’s also a small town setting. You’ll not only fall in love with the main character but you’ll fall more in love due to the other side characters. It's the perfect cast of characters because I don't hate anybody, well, okay, maybe Tina (but she actually has an amazing attitude that is perfectly her). 

Story-wise, it's great! With the

gun scene

the only exception. I breezed thru with it (if only I had it with me the whole time - see backstory of my experience below). I genuinely enjoyed reading this book contrary to what my friend's review is. Must be all the tropes included that appealed to me.

Backstory of my experience: I was halfway thru the book before I had to donate it to my best friend so she can busy herself with her trip to the hospital. So I had to re-read a few chapters to remember it again since it’s been almost a month since my last read. Good thing I annotate so I quickly got back to what the story was about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Gaslighting

Minor: Kidnapping and Alcoholism

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

dark funny relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

neliadiedenise's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Cursing, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility

lizzye33's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Sexism, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Abandonment, Blood, and Alcoholism

raes's review

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

gracehannahh's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

eule's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Read this book if you want to laugh out loud, chuckle, grin, jump up and down because you are so happy, role your eyes at some miserable character decision, be annoyed how cute and adorable the main characters behave together and experience some spice.

What tropes to expect (the perfect mix):

• grumpy (he is actually a softy inside, what a surprise)/sunshine
• found family (a lot!)
• small town romance
• fake dating (kinda?)
• kinda millionaire vibes??
• overprotective dad (love the family father, softy vibe) and alpha male
• steam and spice

What I loved: 

• the relationship between Waylay and Naomi and OF COURSE between Waylay and Knox (but seriously, who names her kid Waylay)
• the alpha male vibes (aka relationship and sex life between the two love birds)
• the nicknaming and little things Knox did to her (coffee, phone with daisies, cottage, …)
• his demand for the upcoming special day, adore the two
• the message to overcome your fear of loosing someone and just fucking love them

What I kinda disliked:

• the fake dating was unnecessary
• the length (some repetitions)

< spoiler >
 

• the breakup was unnecessary 
• to much happy couples in the prologue? Like everyone got the perfect match… 
• the drama in the end (even though that was necessary to enlighten Knox. hehe.)
• a little toxic masculinity, referring to him saying: „I’m a man, men don’t cry“ and „I don’t like when others cry“ (even though we are here for some of that and it resolved in the end)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Infertility