Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Die Chroniken von Peter Pan - Albtraum im Nimmerland by Christina Henry

24 reviews

cozywithraven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love this book. I've read it twice now, and it has a really wonderful way of pulling you in. It leans into what we already know and accept as canon and finds the threads that pull the narrative into a dark twist without completely re-writing the characters and making it into something unrecognizable. I wish some parts were more fleshed out, the fairies and pirates especially. The book goes a great job of showing the island itself, Peter and Jamie's relationship, and Jamie as he grows. But I feel like some of the magic is lost,

the mermaids aren't really described and only appear once, the pirates are only interacted with once. The Many Eyes are a cool touch and I like how they're described. And the ending doesn't tie together the crocodile eating Hook's hand, or Hook becoming captain or even just arriving at the pirate camp.

the ending just felt really stunted compared to the test of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Kidnapping

Narcissism

hazelrinn's review against another edition

5.0

fav peter pan retelling, so good

Okay, one crit now I'm done basking in the good. I wish the romance pair was fleshed out a bit more, it's a bit flat even if I like both characters from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

iamlexy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Child death, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, and Blood

lixxin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexism

darkty's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Rape, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

thathiplass's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

belathora's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

l_ander's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Grief

maddyj42's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

4.25

I don’t even really have the words to describe this book except for “wow”. It was harsh and brutal and emotional and painful with such intricate development of Jamie and Peter’s relationship. It sometimes felt repetitive but not in a way that detracted from the story but rather drove the point home.

I didn’t really know what to expect from this book when I started but it had me hooked (hah) right away. This is definitely a book I will be thinking about for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Death