Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

50 reviews

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Medical content, Blood, and Abandonment

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was such a heartbreaking, gut wrenching read and I feel as though words cannot express how deeply I care for this book. The way Charlie had the opportunity to be better once she got out of the facility she was placed in after her suicide attempt yet chose the path she knew would ruin her and set her back to that terrible mental state. Having to be put through the horrid events she’s experienced from such a young age bc of her environment, was hard to read about bc we know she deserves better yet she doesn’t feel she’s worthy of getting it. 

The beginning of her end was her upbringing with her parents who had many problems of their own and bringing her into their world, just seemed to make it worse. The catalyst of it all was definitely what she was put through by her best friend Elise. Sure she was her only friend but that didn’t necessarily mean she was a good influence in Charlie’s life especially after she started getting mixed up in substances, bad boyfriends and bringing those issues to Charlie.

I’ve teared up and cried and straight up paused the audiobook several times bc of the contents in the book. Whether it was from genuine disbelief in the bad decisions Charlie continued to make, the shit other characters put her through (both in the past and present) or from knowing that the story can only end one of two ways 1. She relapses & cuts herself to death or 2. She finds the strength to get the proper support she needs in order to create the life she wants and deserves for herself bc she’s still a kid with a bright future ahead. I’m happy it ended the way it did, with Charlie getting closure from Riley at the concert and her on the way to achieve her dreams of becoming an artist as she starts a letter to Elise. It was the official end to that era of her life so she can truly gain the happiness she needs after a lifetime of misery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

vaehangel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

lovesbug787's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It is dark but ends well and is something you might yell at the characters at at times but is really good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Self harm, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

It is intense and can be hard to get through if you have any sort of trauma or mental illness background.

laurence19's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

shayisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

lipie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Cursing

Minor: Gaslighting and Blood

charlieworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Charlie a nineteen year old has a messed up childhood. Her father died by jumping in a lake and her mother who loved her father dearly went insane and started beating Charlie as well as because of all this Charlie became secretive and reclusive to share her sadness with anyone. She was often bullied at school which made her develop habit of self harming. Self harm became her solace and after drawing these lines her pain went away for sometime. She started distracting herself by drawing and cutting up her skin. The story starts with Charlie being in a hospital where she is barely conscious. She wakes up in a dorm which not only looks depressing but is actually filled with survivors of self harm. It is a safe place but why did she end up there? Who was he who Charlie is afraid of? How did she find her way out of all the thoughts? Or does she end up repeating everything again?  Who were those people who helped her overcome hurdles and clear the dark cloud of confusion?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, Addiction, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

l3o7y's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Love how everyone seems to read this book in the psych ward

elenaxcaitlin's review against another edition

Too mentally exhausting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Kidnapping, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol