Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

37 reviews

duckydarlingg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

katiea714's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Colonisation, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Infertility

sililium8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I thought this book was edging me on on topics that I wanted to know more about. The author briefly mentioned topics such as racism, white privilege, and classism. I didn’t quite understand why the author mentioned them without having those conversations. I guess considering <possible spoiler> the ending those conversations couldn’t be had. I also thought the book was kinda slow, it focused heavily on the MC Cady Sinclair and her wading through her memories and remembering them which I personally didn’t like. I did like how the author put what the MC was going through in a fairytale format. It was really creative and told a story without actually confessing anything, which I feel like is very reminiscent of the Sinclair family. There were parts where I wasn’t sure where the MC was being dramatic and where the MC was being serious. She mentions a part where

her dad shoots her??? and then turns out it was a metaphor for him hurting her??? I don’t know I was confused…

. I liked how the book kept me asking questions along with the MC, I spent the whole book trying to figure out what else happened and how it fit in the story. I loved the ending and was not really expecting it and it made me cry so hard. I liked this book and would read it once more in the future to see if I get more of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Gaslighting, Racism, and Self harm

Minor: Rape

jannaploe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting

knifewifestan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism

jennyphillips's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

eclareb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism and Colonisation