Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

10 reviews

revoli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

katyrose18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

dobbsthedog's review against another edition

3.0

CW: incest, sexual assault, domestic violence, attempted murder

I feel like I’m rounding the rating up based on the writing. I thought about giving this 2 stars, because I disliked the story so much, but couldn’t quite do it.

I don’t even know what to say about this book. On the whole I didn’t really give a shit about the characters, I was mostly bored, but thought I should keep going to the end. And then in the end everyone is just WAY more terrible than you are expecting, and I was left reeling with the whodunnit (and not in an I-didn’t-see-this-coming way, but in a fucked up, oh good lord, this is awful way).

I’ve read pretty much every Karin Slaughter book written (there might be a couple of novellas that I’ve missed), and I’ve stuck with her even when my reading tastes have moved away from crime/psychological thrillers. And I’ve always especially enjoyed the Will Trent books, I’ve really enjoyed him as a character, but whatever it is that has drawn me to these books in the past was missing from this one.  Maybe it was the extreme domestic violence? Maybe it was the attempt to write Black characters that completely failed (like, using racialized names to indicate race/ethnicity without actually indicating that they are Black is not good enough, and then the way they reacted to law enforcement felt very stereotypical and didn’t feel nuanced or thoughtful). I don’t know, but something was missing, to the point that I’m wondering if I’ll even read the next Karin Slaughter/Will Trent book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

fawksylibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

minker's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Karin did not dissapoint again!  Although I figured out the twist early on, it was still a great read. This story advanced Will and Sara but it’s not a huge jump forward from the last book. 

The books are definitely getting more tame as we go forward in the series so it is not as dark as the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

himpersonal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I already am salivating for the next book! Really well done, as usual, even though I found this a bit unnecessarily complicated. I love the relationship between Sarah and Will, Will and Amanda, and Will and Faith. These are some of the best developed in today’s writing and what makes these books so good for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

lorz01's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

kdelorey0702's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Holy shit. Well hot damm. I have never read a Will Trent book and I have watched one episode of the show so I went into this pretty blind but even as a sequel this book does a great job of explaining anything and everything. Will Trent and his new wife Sara are on their honeymoon at a small lodge and campsite in the woods. Their first night ends with the lodge manager, Mercy, getting stabbed and left to drown in the lake. The book takes twists and turns through Mercy's neglectful and awful family, suspicious guests, and the curse of trying to solve a murder in a small town. This book never left me with the feeling I knew what was going on. I was never confused or lost story wise but the twists really do lead you upside down and backwards before the end. I totally recommend reading this to anyone who isn't afraid of some pretty triggering topics like domestic violence, abuse, and rape. It was a great book and I'll definitely read anything else Slaughter has to offer! Thank you to NetGalley for sending me this ARC to review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism