Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

When I Was You by Amber Garza

3 reviews

gneumann's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

ngl i did not enjoy this as much as i wanted to :/ dramatic in all the wrong ways, neither main character was lovable (which can work, if done correctly), and good god i hate second person pov. my toxic trait is being unable to put down a book, even if it’s terrible, and so here i am. it wasn’t… Terrible. just. not good?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Death of parent

a tw for chapter 30 - it opens with a fakeout death of an infant. the child does not die and is not hurt; it was in the narrator’s head. it is quite alarming for a second.

jkar7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was not good from the start and i really had to drag myself through, but nevertheless I was intrigued by the little flashbacks and the notion that Kelly was hallucinating everything. Overall, I didn't find a single character likeable and the twists were not super surprising. I don't regret reading it at all, but I think it'd make a better movie than book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent, and Child death

lydiavsbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well this was real fun and fast, which was exactly what I was after. I was expecting this to be somewhat generic but it pleasantly surprised me, something about it just worked very well for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape