Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

86 reviews

cass_reads_98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Dark academia? WLW romance? Some really moreally grey decsisons? Yes, yes, and yes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Self harm

tulilipz's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

wait what????? but i still have so many questions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Racism, and Classism

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.5

4.5 rounded up! This was fantastic and I couldn't stop reading (finished it in one sitting XD). And honestly the moment

Ellis was like, let's reenact the murders, I was like NO BAD IDEA XD

and I was right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit

lavender_lake's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

One of the best books I’ve read! Mesmerising, tense and cozy all at once. And it not containing a single cis male character is the cherry on top for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

Lesbians. Witchcraft. Murder. Dark Academia. What more could you possibly want? A Lesson in Vengeance is a good book. It’s filled with a diverse cast of lovable girls, discusses the difficulties behind families, queer identities, and mental health, all while holding a sense of mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

minary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

sogochto's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

It’s not very often that a book makes me react physically but there were parts of this book where I recoiled or yelled irl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

kaoralg's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Abandonment

Scene with Animal Death briefly described in Chapter 21 - Description & story spoiler:

It is revealed in when Ellis was 10, she was sent to spend the winter with her grandmother in her rural home. During a terrible snow storm that snowed them into the house and knocked out their power, the grandmother dies in her bed. It takes 3 weeks for the snow to melt, add another week for the power company to come restore the power at the house and discover young Ellis and her dead relative. During this time, Ellis ran out of food and with no other options she kills her pet rabbit and consumes it raw.