Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The One by John Marrs

30 reviews

mockingjayx16's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Fire/Fire injury

msbgalens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

emtaylor0217's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

mairi99's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pedophilia

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

sarah_amy's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Really enjoyed listening to this one. Narrated by a great cast of voice actors that made up the 6 characters featured in this book. It gave very 'Black Mirror' vibes of a future that feels not too far off with technological and genetic advancements not too far-fetched. Loved how it showed the different moral and safety predicaments that genetically-matched coupling could bring. I was drawn in by all the characters, who were both charismatic and incredibly flawed, which made it difficult to know how to feel about them, making them more human. If any flaw, a couple of the endings felt a little rushed. I devoured all 11 hours of this in 2 days. Looking forward to rereading The Passengers next, now that I know it's somewhat part of a series (though both books serve well as stand-alones!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

sarjmorg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

pla_333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage and Stalking

paulaks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to like this book but  I don´t know... The writing was mediocre but the pace was pretty fast because of POV switches and short chapters. But holy crap the plot was CRAZY- Everything felt like a fever dream! The topics were interesting and definitely gave different nuances but it was just too much I guess. This is a me-problem and I truly understand the hype it had. I was fascinated by some moments and ideas but it was way too much for me. Check TW! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy