Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

8 reviews

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Alossa's behavior throghout was so rank and I hated that we were only allowed to feel pain or anger or any emotion if she was feeling it. Lots of things happen only as shock factor or to justify Alossa's decisions so at one point it I stopped wondering about the plot and just let myself carry forward because clearly there is only one captain to this ship and it's the author. Some research into sailing was made, but I wish the author had researched more into pirates and their war strategies in a book this heavy with action. 
In the first book it's not that obvious too but I don't like the way this series portrays men as evil and dangerous and the language, plus some of the gendered mechanics of mermaids rubs me the wrong way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Confinement

2kyr6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

[NO SPOILERS]
such a good fantasy read. i would highly recommend for ages 15 and above. please check the content warnings before reading though. it might be too overwhelming for some people. i would not recommend this book as like the very first book you read as a teen. start with something more lighthearted and easy to read. read this after like 5 different books or so. its a really good book for getting into fantasy though! 

(the content warnings i've put is for both the first and second book of this duology)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism

nat20charisma's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

I loved getting to know the rest of the female pirates better in this sequel! Another great page turner with a fantastic conclusion. 

That said, there are a few reasons I didn’t rate it a full 5 stars:
- it’s less spicy than the first book. Elisa and Riden had MUCH more action, and I was hoping this would get steamier. If anything, it’s more PG
- I got a little tired of their back and forth stubborn-ness. She had so many chances to admit her feelings, and he was all over the place. It got a bit boring in the middle. 
- There is a LOT more death and gore in this one. Not that it bothered me too much, but I was surprised since the last one wasn’t nearly so bloody and gruesome. 
- I thought it was weird that the whole crew was trying to force Kieran on Cerinda even though she clearly expressed that she didn’t want it, and everyone was ok with it?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child death, Gaslighting, Torture, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

clothildev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I took off .5 for the violence in this book, I really should have read the content warning first lololol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Rape

maaikereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

tlycomfort's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

nicole_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved the first book and I love this one even more. The cliff hangers at the end of the chapters are great and make you not want to put the book down. <Spoiler> Since Alosa finds out her fathers secret she goes against him and compared to finding the map in the first book she actually goes to the Isla de Canta and she’s met with so many challenges and adventures

. Overall, great book and I hope you give the series a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Toxic relationship

If the content warnings above trigger you I don’t recommend. If not I recommend it and hope you enjoy!