Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The One by John Marrs

29 reviews

greatestheights's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

3.75 stars for me. This was an interesting and fast-paced read, and I enjoyed multiple story lines (some quite a bit more than others). I almost wish that, rather than focusing on so many couples, the author had stuck with just two or three of them. It was hard to get attached to any of the characters, although I know this was obviously a plot-driven book. It felt very much like a long Black Mirror episode, and I'll definitely be interested to watch the Netflix show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pedophilia

tenasadie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, and Gaslighting

taria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

katiesmash's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death

Minor: Miscarriage and Cancer

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

4 Stars
CAWPILE = 7.29

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Suicide

Moderate: Kidnapping and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

baisles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

Amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

violetmari's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

cepbreed's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Many characters in this book were written with a painfully male gaze and that itself made this such a hard read. The beginning is slow and remembering the five characters and their lives is a chore. That said the concept is very interesting and plot twists surprising. However some were not well executed and I felt like they were only added for shock value, not for the expansion of the narrative.

Song: Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Body shaming