Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

7 reviews

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

kerrythefire's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Carlos is just good people. Liked him when we met him in The Wedding Date and loved this story for him. He's a keeper.

Like all of Jasmine Guillory's FMCs, Nik is a really believable, relatable strong professional woman. Her insecurities are there, but not dominating her life... They just get in the way of her romance... Which is what she works through in this book. With Carlos. Who, did I mention, is the best... 😉

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

This is the first book I’ve started and finished all the way through. And I enjoyed it so much. It tells the story of Nik who gets proposal at a baseball game after dating for 5 months. He’s a complete dick. The cliche piece of shit boyfriend, who only proposed to enhance his acting career. Nik is a writer who is sarcastic sexy and so badass. She struggles of trauma with a lot of shitty ex’s.  And feeling confident in herself and through tout the book is attempting to be more open about relationships, without even knowing it. Her friend Dana is gay, love that for her. She gets with this blonde girl named Natalie, who also had a shitty ex but she was married to him. And he was emotionally abusive. Which struck to me and made me feel so much more for this book than I was already feeling. Then we have Carlos. Carlos Carlos Carlos. The love of my life. He’s a sexy doctor who swoops in and saves her from the jumbo trot cameras attacking her. Which starts into a friends with benefits that hits so god damned well. Bro. It’s agonizingly obvious how hard they were falling for each other. IT WAS TOLD FROM BOTH POINT OF VEIWS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. He made her food. Multiple times. It was beautiful, the banter the romance, the family. All great. No complaints at all. I mean it was something I would have ate up years ago. But now I love it. It’s not different to other romance novels. It wasn’t challenging (which is what I needed) and I needed fluff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

xlivinglikejen's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

A super fun/easy read that also touches on some important issues (see content warnings). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

leighannebfd3b's review

funny hopeful reflective

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia

paolina's review against another edition

emotional relaxing slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting