Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

3 reviews

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Murder, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

karapillar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Gaslighting, Genocide, Slavery, Medical content, Trafficking, and Vomit

anidharker's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 And today I learnt not to judge a book by its seriously silly name.
Edit: came back after rereading, thinking "I definitely gave this 5 stars, right?". It had 4. I fixed it.
2021 edit: still enjoyed it just as much as the other times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Body horror, Child death, and Toxic relationship