Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

40 reviews

chickinsoba's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship, Rape, Animal death, Gaslighting, and Suicide

There is a character that can force people to do what she says and mentioned she would make men have sex with her and then make them kill themselves.

It’s very brief but it is mentioned.

ttumbletree's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Torture

coffees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

honestly i had no idea what i was gonna rate this book but it just has me by a GRIP i couldn’t go any lower phew. this book did exactly what it intended to do and i was so hooked on what was gonna happen next!! i really loved the interweaving of the past with the present and how easy everything was to follow even with them!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Animal death

goosegame's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Both main characters are awful and I love them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, and Drug abuse

deadpoetsam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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 death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

224ok's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cristinaa'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
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The best read to start fall with. 
The psychopaths in this book are TOP TIER 👑

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

liveryaya's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

rachtabitha's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, and Addiction

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Child death