Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

La hipótesis del amor by Ali Hazelwood

124 reviews

nikkijeanreads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

Without creating spoilers, I adored Adam and watching his character unfold. I do struggle when a book is written from the heriones POV and she is clueless to everything I am seeing as the plot progresses.  I wanted to yell at her to open her eyes throughout 85% of the book. 

While outside of my typical reading in terms of its academia setting,  I did enjoy this book overall. It was a simple, clean, feel good romance. It didn't leave me feeling completely wowed but hit the mark in terms of an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

culzean's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

snookie_monster's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.5

I typically don't read contemporary romance—I usually stick to the complete opposite actually; fantasy, sci-fi and the likes. So this was quite the drastic change of genre for me, and I did not hate it one bit. It made me realize why one might prefer cont. genres over other more whimsical ones. It's comforting and relatable, and makes for a good story. Definitively a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

dayniw's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

giuliii's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

painausten314's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

This book was okay. i don’t really think it lived up to the hype though. there were some cute moments and a good plot but in my opinion the dialogue was incredibly cheesy (not in a good way) and Adam’s character never really fully won me over. i understood why he was the way that he was, but i never felt that it was justifiable.. idk maybe that’s just me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

iarinas's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

I knew that that this book would be a bit cliché with the fake dating trope (which I’m okay with) but at times it seemed so much like a fanfiction written by a 14 year old on Wattpad it was painful. The lack of emotion maturity from every character in the book only amplifies the feeling that it was written by a child that has no idea how adult relationships work. 

I HATED how the unconsensual kiss between the main characters especially because of how reporting this as sexual misconduct was joked about??

The characters also lack dimension and Adam is described in the exact same way over and over again. All we know about him is that he is moody, sullen and massive. For a main character, he is just bland. This is just another romance book that reminds you in every paragraph about how big and strong the male character is and how small and petite the woman is, which I am SO tired of.

Malcom and Holden are thrown together at the end as the token queer relationship, which seems lazy.

I enjoyed how the book highlighted the challenges women in STEM can face, but this wasn’t enough to make up for where the story fell flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Gaslighting