Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

5 reviews

rory18's review

Was not a fan of the author deciding that THE BEST inciting incident would be an olive-skinned Israeli girl being a mean girl to a doll-looking Germany girl. Especially since the main character went on for ages about how the mean girl wasn't special. Antisemitism is boring, get a better trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia

erykah13's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

carolinesbookreviews's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Abandonment

abbx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

The end surprised me. 
I love Ally carters books. This book isn’t my favorite of hers but I would definitely read it again. 
One thing to mention is that the MC has severe PTSD and has bad flash backs.

She has flashbacks of fire and gunshots. She remembers vividly about the smell of smoke.

She has very bad panic attacks.
I do not think it is to bad but it’s just something to consider. <Spoiler> Her family also gaslight her in a way. It is to protect her but in the process they make her feel like she’s crazy. They don’t listen to her and brush off her actuations. In the end they make her feel like she’s crazy and that they don’t love her as much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

The MC has severe PTSD and has bad flash backs. She has flashbacks of fire and gunshots. She remembers vividly about the smell of smoke. She has very bad panic attacks. Kinda spoiler Her family also gaslight her in a way. It is to protect her but in the process they make her feel like she’s crazy. They don’t listen to her and brush off her actuations. In the end they make her feel like she’s crazy and that they don’t love her as much.

schaarzy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail