Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

86 reviews

writteninthebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Mental illness

Moderate: Death

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

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

3.75

For my first dark academia book, I was not disappointed.  The characters in it are great.  Felicity and Ellis are wonderfully complex, and I liked the side characters to.  The twists are very well done.  I also liked the setting, and the overall vibe.  This book goes into darker places than I was expecting, even from reading Story graph's general trigger warnings.  One big thing I disliked about the book was the repetitiveness of the plot.  Felicity and Ellis go on secret spooky hangouts with each other too many times.  The pacing also suffered towards the end.  All in all, this is a great book.

Who do I recommend this to? People who like dark academia, people who like unreliable narrators, and people who like complex relationships between characters
Who should skip this? People who don't want to read about a very toxic relationship, people who like lighthearted books, and people who dislike a repetitive plot.
Will I read more by Victoria Lee? Maybe.  This book was pretty good, but I wasn't super thrilled by it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

jamierenee98's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! Dark academia with lesbians?! 
The twist was fun and this book was intense. Please read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

racheldoesthings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Animal death

albireotales's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Alcoholism

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

thatbookishfamily's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Racism

emmreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Murder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship

Minor: Forced institutionalization

samschub214's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content

caitlyn_baldwin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

 I enjoyed this novel! I thought that the overall plot of this novel was fairly easy to figure out, however I was impressed by the way the author kept revealing more information and providing details to keep you guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence