Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Maid by Nita Prose

54 reviews

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Deportation, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Grief

simrankohli's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Very rarely does an author manage to pull-off a genuinely good twist in the final chapter, in a way that doesn’t feel forced or cheap. My hat off to you, Nita. That aside, there are some major issues with the way characters act in this novel. The clearly neurodivergent protagonist’s inability to read social cues waxes and wanes to suit the plot. The villains are petty and cruel in a very obvious way, that makes the book feel like it was written at least three decades ago. The grandmother’s assisted suicide seemed very unnecessarily violent and out of place. Why a nice old lady who choose to traumatise her granddaughter during her last moments is beyond comprehension, considering the much less dramatic and painful alternatives. Also, the rich white lawyer lady swooping in mid narrative to save the bumbling autistic maid and drug mule-ed illegal Mexican immigrant left a bad taste in my mouth. Overall, a fun easy read, but with some major thematic caveats.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Drug abuse

mdwsn27's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, and Drug use

sarahna's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Death, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Cancer, Medical trauma, Suicide, Torture, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Medical content

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

It was a neat premise, and the route the author took wasn't worn out either. It was very unique. Everything was tied together in the end but it was just a bit underwhelming for me. Not a bad book, just not as surprising and mysterious as I had hoped. It was also frustrating too that the way the outcome unfolded was like, so unrealistic and way too perfect and on the nose like, it just seemed like, very typical happy ending resolution.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Cancer

ablayo's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

fiagarrod96's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

rebeccamm's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

If this hadn't been such a quick read, or a whodunit, I would have abandoned this book early on. The main character clearly seems neurodivergent, but the author doesn't share that identity - AND - her differences are frequently exploited by other characters. Not a favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Classism, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse

costellar's review against another edition

mysterious

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Grief