Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

8 reviews

lotte5322's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

baroo92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense slow-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

5.0

Everything about this world is fascinating- the divide in magic systems almost drew my attention more than the romance. I also love how diverse this world is- this is my first time seeing dozens of they/them characters in the same story! I was attached to everyone we were introduced to, and really felt Saffron's complex fears when it came to protecting his community. This story does a great job navigating really complex societal issues surrounding oppression and pseudo-racism, and how things can be addressed in certain ways but can't always be magically solved all in one go. Absolutely would recommend, and will definitely be reading again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Torture, Violence, Bullying, and Murder

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Slavery, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Grief

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment and Vomit

purrson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I’m not big on the fae genre, but I loved this. The ending still has me reeling (spoilers later) but I loved the world building in this book, and how unapologetically queer and sex-positive the society is. The magic systems are so unique and interesting, the characters lovable (the villains horrendous), without any being clumsy or trope-y. Consent is handled so well, even with the typical issues of the genre.

I’m new to reading self-published work, and the quality of the writing is so good that when I finished this I was surprised it wasn’t published by TOR or another well-known imprint. That said I’m happy to avoid the publishing lags and have already preordered Book 2.

I was surprised by how deep the mystery/injustice that Cylvan and Saffron face runs, and how real the villains challenging and isolating our MCs feel: The mystery seems to catch the characters and the reader off guard together, which was unexpected (I’m not complaining) and I’m so interested to see where it goes; the villains’ plan of increasingly isolating MCs from their support systems, from their societal and innate power, and finally from each other, was chillingly realistic.
I really hope Book 2 (or 3? I don’t know how many are planned as I write this) lets us enjoy Cylvan & Saffron happy together, once they defeat their enemies and smash down the politics and villains that keep them apart and oppressed. Taran’s abuse tactics are so grounded in reality & Kaelar’s lechery feels so real, that I’m left angry at the other characters who comply and enable them.

All in all a fantastic book, and I’m hoping the next is even more enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, and Sexual content

tc_booksandmore's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia