Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Scarred by Emily McIntire

16 reviews

coris_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Cursing, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

niamhrowanch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

a lot better than the first one and the ending epilogue is so cutesy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Violence

stephliljazz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Another great and smutty book in the Never After Series. It never fails to make me smile when the villain gets their happy ending. Finding out the hero was not so heroic after all makes you love the villain that much more. This fractured fairy tale retelling of Lion King is amazing. The scarred prince and the mad king facing off throughout the book just further proves there are two sides to every story.
A few of my favorites quotes from the book...
"His tone is deep. As if it was made in hell, then woven through silk. A gentle caress that singes your senses."
"That's the difference between me and other people. They run away from the bad things, and I become them."
"But our strength is impatience. In planning. That is what topples empires. Together we rule, divided we fall."
"Death inevitably changes you. "
"I'll be damned if this woman wasn't molded in the heavens and plucked from the sky just for me. "

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

lovelillie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

emily mcintire is the love of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

mbredahl3's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abortion, and Death of parent

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

It wasn’t based on a specific fairytale like the last one, of if it was I couldn’t place it. The dynamic between Sara and Tristan was red hot, ate it up. All the other characters felt like they needed more character development. Like the bad guys were evil for the sake of being evil. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Dom/Sub dynamic, 3 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

madoreads1's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book made me realize something i didn’t even think i would understand.So happy that i read this books.Love Tristian and Sara

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

babeinlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion and Suicide

swolds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

After Hooked, I was expecting something more fast paced. The first 200 pages was hard to get through because of the slow burn and the plot being rather slow as well. But, once the plot got more serious and we got a clearer look at the characters’ relationships between each other as well as learning more about the past, the book was simply great. 

One thing that made me push through this book was Tristan’s relationship with Simon and how he treats him like his own son. It was a lovable, beautiful ship between those two. Especially when Sara got to know and care more for Simon as well.

 

The book takes place in a fictional land, back into the 1900’s, so it is a dark romance that takes place in «way back in the days» to say the least. The mindset of women should stand at the man’s side and look pretty and give heirs contra the way our society is today. 

Overall, after the first 200-250 pages where the book finally picked up, I didn’t want to put it down. It is a book for an aquired taste, but worth reading. There sure are good things to come as you read on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent

theemangomami's review against another edition

I could only get into it to a certain point before it became a bit more torture porn-y for my taste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Torture, Sexism, Misogyny, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, and Grief