Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

11 reviews

citruscorvidae's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Ableism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

witcheep'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Body horror, and Drug use

tspice24's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Infidelity

katikins's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I can’t stop thinking about this book, and have already recommended it to many friends. It’s really dark, and pretty suspenseful/spooky, but with  tender moments. It’s so good. Incredibly engaging. The twists and turns never stopped!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, and Murder

eblankenship23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

winterhartarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Child death, Ableism, Body horror, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Chronic illness, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death of parent, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cursing, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

readsavvy's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

I’m torn on this one - it’s incredibly atmospheric, immersive, gripping, a unnerving gothic fairytale turned horror and the plot twists were well executed. But there’s so many trigger warnings, I can’t call this a light read or easily recommend it without warning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Child death, Sexual content, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Chronic illness, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Infertility

carrasreadsandthings's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I loved the first book and couldn't wait to get my hands on the sequel. It absolutely did not disappoint!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Torture, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, and Child abuse

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Stalking, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Gore, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Vomit, Abandonment, Death, Abortion, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content