Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

57 reviews

fraugremlin's review against another edition

1.0

I bought this book this month and havent been able to bring myself to finish it because of one huge glaring issue... The "relationship crisis" filler.

Basically, MC has it in her head she cant trust Love interest because,,, he lied to her? REMINDER they are military and he is literally commiting treason and she has a mind reader childhood friend that betrays her trust in the previous book. He offers his life story to her and willingness to be open about himself but puts his foot down on revealing any secrets that could get him, his family and friends and even her killed. Seems reasonable, right?

Well, apparently, to Violet, its not. its an extreme breach of trust and she breaks off the relationship with him because "how can i be with someone who cant trust me?"

THEN we discover the entire plot of book 2 is around them going through POW scenarios about being interigated and not breaking to reveal secrets. ALL THE MORE REASAON HE IS BEING REASONABLE AND SHE IS NOT. But no, the author thought that because, oh well every book ever has a toxic relationship dynamic, that there needed to be uneccesary padding because reasons.

Extremely stupid and arbitrary BS that perpetuates Toxic relationship culture and needs to stop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, War, Violence, Cursing, Torture, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

lynx9010's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Absolutely loved it book. Only issue I had was

Violets constant complaining about trust every other page

it got annoying after while until it was resolved closer to the end of the book. But still it was worth the read.

I absolutely cried when Liam came back during the interrogation/torture scene. I cried in Fourth Wing when he died and then now his ghost is here helping Violet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Genocide, Medical content, Death, Abandonment, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, War, Chronic illness, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Ableism, Animal death, and Gaslighting

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I put this on par with the first book. Definitely more heavy on the trigger warnings. There are some absolutely brutal scenes that make deaths from the first book seem tame. Don't take that warning in the beginning of the book lightly. That being said, this book plays on all the emotions and is just wonderfully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, War, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

anilein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Cursing, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Medical content, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

therealslimkatie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

tuc39033's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

christinereads1823's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great sequel. Yarros's world building is intricate and magnetic, woven so tightly with the development of plot and character arcs that the book is practically impossible to put down.  
The twist ending seems utterly cruel, and I'm oddly excited to see what the third book does with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and War

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Animal death, Genocide, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, War, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

janka_grzanka's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

Kiedy skończyłam tę książkę pomyślałam "Dlaczego to nie jest jak "Harry Potter"? Przecież wtedy byłoby to dużo łatwiej czytać" A potem się ucieszyłam z tego. Bo pod wieloma względami ta seria jest dla mnie jak "Harry Potter" (nie chodzi mi tu tylko o toxic autorki), kiedy miałam 10 lat. Jest jednak inna, dla innej grupy wiekowej. Jest dużo bardziej dramatyczna, emocjonalna. Absolutnie pokochałam tę książkę. Dlaczego więc nie dałam jej 5⭐️? Ponieważ ostatnie 200-300 stron mnie straumatyzowało i po prostu I can't get over it just yet. Pewnie jak nabiorę dystansu to to zmienię.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Gaslighting and Vomit