Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake

8 reviews

ladykristianna's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual content

chanelreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

that_casshole's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Please heed the content warnings. It was very predictable and followed the typical dark romance plot lines. Which is fine IF you have a good plot. The idea for the plot was there, but it was horribly predictable. I guessed about 95% of the “big reveals” about a quarter into the book. The spicy scenes got boring fast. If you’ve got some time, it’s a fine read, but if your tbr looks like mine, wait on this one. I definitely had to make myself keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Dementia, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Addiction, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Gaslighting

ewindtberg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. The gothic romance style in which it was written (with a beauty and the beast/phantom of the opera feel), the spice was on point, even when the MCs made dumb decisions sometimes you still connected with them and felt for them, and there were twists and turns that I didn’t expect (and some that I did). All in all this was a great read and I liked it so much I made my bookclub read it for October lol also, the way it ends leaves it open to a possible second book with I hope the author strongly considers as some things were left as lose ends. I would LOVE for this to be a duology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Gaslighting, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

mermaidreef's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

More fucked up than I anticipated but good nevertheless. The content warnings for this go crazy lmfao. Did almost stop reading once or twice because of how weird it got, but I still.....enjoyed it....and kept coming back??? Sure hope this didn't awaken anything in me. Read this if you like pain during sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Sexual assault

erinrachelreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This burrowed into my skin and made me doubt everything. The dual PoV, with the flashbacks really played into the uncertainty regarding what was real and what wasn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Child death, and Rape

rihara's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Child death, Drug abuse, and Murder

sam019's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Didn't love the writing, never clicked for whatever reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture