Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

5 reviews

lillygabriella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

This newest MinaLima edition is another excellent addition to the series and by design alone I would give it full five stars. Unfortunately some of my rating goes to the story, world, characters and plot. And as this whole series (as with too many children's books) suffers from the trope of "adults are stupid and/or evil, I have to take points off. Dumbledore, held up as a respected figure, continues to permit blatant favouritism both in Snape's treatment of students in Slytherin house, and the continual bullying of students in other houses, particularly Harry and his friends. Cornelius Fudge is an absolute incompetent, and the ministry in general is shown to be both corrupt and cowardly.
Harry is once again forced to return to an abusive household.

So it's a reread and I knew all this already, but that's what stops it getting five stars. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book was fun and fast-paced. I loved that Sirius was Harry's godfather and the Hogsmeade thing was fixed because of him. This one had a lot of happenings and it was time well spent. I bet the friendship between the three got better, oh especially, Harry and Hermoine's friendship because of the time traveling. I need to read the rest of the series.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Slavery, Bullying, and Physical abuse

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

darkpizza's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Violence

midnightmermaid's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Violence