Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

18 reviews

cait's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

aylen_96's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gaslighting, Rape, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Torture

infinite_helix's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

It’s horrible, it’s amazing. I hate it, I’m obsessed. I have zero interest in most sports, I am DIYing a Palmetto State Jersey. My Lock Screen is the Foxes’ logo. I made a bookmark with the team’s lineup and logo. I was in a horrible reading slump for almost a month and absolutely devoured this in three days. They’re evil little monsters with mountains of trauma out for their own survival, they’ll self sacrifice and murder for each other without a blink. The team is finally learning to come together just as they’re being torn apart. They don’t give two sh*ts. They care so f*cking much. The odds are so high against them it’s impossible. I can’t wait to watch them destroy everyone at semi-finals. 

The content warnings are almost as long as the review, the list keeps going. And yet… 

Reading isn’t enough. I need to inject this into my bloodstream. 
I cannot recommend this to any of my friends. I am desperate for someone to infect with it. I need someone to go insane with me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

lets_cry_about_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

shakita45's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

The absolute chokehold these books have me in is ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Murder

Man idk this is a Wattpad fic gone off the rails, if you're sensitive to any kind of dubious content maybe skip out on this series

gcarney15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Drug use, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

simbkyr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

lizardteeth's review

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

3.5

• My review is for all three books
• The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded
  sex
  scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence

usually_sleep_deprived's review

dark emotional 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: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Blood, Violence, and Alcoholism

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This is brutal. Horribly, graphically, and violently brutal. I’m seriously struggling to understand why this series has such an intense cult following, but I’m also undoubtedly finishing the series though so it must have something going for it. If you can stomach all the senseless violence that doesn’t quite logically work with the story, the plot is pretty captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape