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Gaslight

Gaslight

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  • Create Date：2022-04-01 08:52:19
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  • Author：Rachael Rose
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Summary

Everyone has a limit。

It’s a six-hour flight from New York City to Los Angeles。

For Maddie Goodwright and her mom， it’s six hours that will change their lives as they leave behind broken relationships and shattered dreams。 But a new school， a new home， and a new group of friends can’t heal the wounds of the past。 To move forward， Maddie will have to reinvent herself。

When Madde’s step-cousins take her to the local underground fight club， it’s only a matter of time before boxer Hayden Walker catches her eye。 Strong， powerful， and confident—he’s everything Maddie isn’t， but definitely wants to be。 Convincing Hayden to train her is hard， not falling for him will be even harder。

As Maddie transforms both inside and out of the ring， her past returns with a vengeance determined to ruin everything。 Except this time he’s not ready for her to face him head on。

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Reviews

Adrian Pohe ，

Ahhhh omg it’s being published ？？？ Stopppp😭 was one of the first wattpad books I’ve read

↳˳;; ❝ Lex ᵕ̈೫˚∗ ，

Oh my gosh I remember reading this book on Wattpad in its early editing days

Kas ♡ ，

I am absolutely in love with this book。 The book represents the concept of gaslighting so thoroughly while also adding great romance to the mix。 I've always loved slow-burn boxer romances， but this one blew the ball out of the park。 The storyline takes place in a single POV， which is the female lead， Maddie。 She comes all the way to LA to live with her aunt as she escapes her abusive father。 Her whole life is basically uprooted， and she wants to learn to defend herself， so she goes to Hayden， as I am absolutely in love with this book。 The book represents the concept of gaslighting so thoroughly while also adding great romance to the mix。 I've always loved slow-burn boxer romances， but this one blew the ball out of the park。 The storyline takes place in a single POV， which is the female lead， Maddie。 She comes all the way to LA to live with her aunt as she escapes her abusive father。 Her whole life is basically uprooted， and she wants to learn to defend herself， so she goes to Hayden， asking him to teach her boxing， The chemistry between Maddie and Hayden is off-charts， Both of them having their own problems to face with their families。 The tension and the slow burn with how much they care about each other just make this book that much better。 Maddie is such a strong female character because not only does she go through with the abuse and comes out stronger， but she also helps her mother realize how her father is gaslighting them。 The story was just heart-warming， happy and hot at the same time。 It's definitely going to be my best read this year。 。。。more

Raquel ♡ ，

A huge thank you to Netgalley and Wattpad Books for providing me with an arc。First of I'm really glad more Wattpad books are being published because some of them are so worth it and this one was a damn good book。 I'm glad I requested this because wow， I was hooked from the start。 Maddie was amazing and felt real。 The romance and friendships were perfectly written。 I honestly don't think there was a single thing wrong with this book。 Definitely an entertaining read。 I can't recommend this enough！ A huge thank you to Netgalley and Wattpad Books for providing me with an arc。First of I'm really glad more Wattpad books are being published because some of them are so worth it and this one was a damn good book。 I'm glad I requested this because wow， I was hooked from the start。 Maddie was amazing and felt real。 The romance and friendships were perfectly written。 I honestly don't think there was a single thing wrong with this book。 Definitely an entertaining read。 I can't recommend this enough！ 4，5 stars 🌟P。s: watch me buying this as soon as its released and rereading it。also， excuse the messy review but life's been crazy and I couldn't find the time to really sit down and write a big review。 。。。more

Daisy Stars ，

Fun read！ I enjoyed it but didn't love it。 Some parts felt a little repetitive like we were starting from square one for the fourth time。 But despite that， I would recommend it to you！ Fun read！ I enjoyed it but didn't love it。 Some parts felt a little repetitive like we were starting from square one for the fourth time。 But despite that， I would recommend it to you！ 。。。more

Laura Pineda ，

Gaslight is a story of a girl runing from the demons of her past。 But she doesnt want to just run from them anymore， she wants to fight them。 So when she gets the chance to learn how to fight she takes it。 In the process she doesnt just learn how to fight， she fights to find love and when she does she fights to keep it， she fights to find herself again， she fights to not let her mothers mistakes be hers。 But when everything seems perfect， just like they always do， the demons catch up。 And shes f Gaslight is a story of a girl runing from the demons of her past。 But she doesnt want to just run from them anymore， she wants to fight them。 So when she gets the chance to learn how to fight she takes it。 In the process she doesnt just learn how to fight， she fights to find love and when she does she fights to keep it， she fights to find herself again， she fights to not let her mothers mistakes be hers。 But when everything seems perfect， just like they always do， the demons catch up。 And shes faced with a choice: let him win or fight back。 Gaslight is a fascinating action book and with a little bit of romance it simply enchantes you。 。。。more

Sophie Carey ，

Maddie and her mom move across the country during her senior year in High School to escape their life and start over。 She picks up boxing to help her cope with her feelings and experiences and meets the mysterious Hayden。 Just when Maddie feels like she has the upper hand over her life and choices， her past catches up with her。⚠️ TW: just as the book title suggests， this book shows patterns of gaslighting and domestic abuse。 Books that deal with toxic dynamics in any type of relationship fascina Maddie and her mom move across the country during her senior year in High School to escape their life and start over。 She picks up boxing to help her cope with her feelings and experiences and meets the mysterious Hayden。 Just when Maddie feels like she has the upper hand over her life and choices， her past catches up with her。⚠️ TW: just as the book title suggests， this book shows patterns of gaslighting and domestic abuse。 Books that deal with toxic dynamics in any type of relationship fascinate me。 I love contemplating about what I’d do， if I was in the protagonists shoes。Maddie’s emotions in this book were portrayed SO。 WELL。 At every turn and every obstacle I was tearing up both because I felt her emotions so deeply AND because I wanted to shake her and yell at her to listen to her gut 💪🏼 The dynamic between Hayden & Maddie was incredible。 I loved how Hayden coaxed her out of her shell。 They were so good for each other and I lived for all this teenage “will they， won’t they” angst This book had my emotions in a vice grip。 It was so incredible to follow along the abusive patterns， understand how and why every person deals with them differently and the ways they overcame their trauma。 I truly cannot believe that this is a debut novel ！ 。。。more

Bumbling。Biblio ，

Maddie Goodwright is starting over after fleeing from her emotionally and physically abusive father。 Along with her mother， she takes refuge with her aunt， uncle， and step-cousins who live across the country in California。 With the constant fear of her father showing up on their doorstep， Maddie decides it is time to take matters into her own hands。 She signs up at a local boxing gym and gets the surprise of her life when her trainer ends up being the notorious bad boy， Hayden Walker。 Determined Maddie Goodwright is starting over after fleeing from her emotionally and physically abusive father。 Along with her mother， she takes refuge with her aunt， uncle， and step-cousins who live across the country in California。 With the constant fear of her father showing up on their doorstep， Maddie decides it is time to take matters into her own hands。 She signs up at a local boxing gym and gets the surprise of her life when her trainer ends up being the notorious bad boy， Hayden Walker。 Determined to be able to defend herself， Maddie sticks with the grueling workouts and grows stronger physically and mentally。 But will it be enough when her past comes knocking on her door？ And will she be able to lean on Hayden when she needs him most？I read this book originally on Wattpad about a year ago， so I was excited to see it being published and receiving the recognition it deserves。 I do miss some of the edited outtakes because I thought they added additional depth to the plot， but it’s still a solid read。 I appreciate the emotional depth this story brings to readers and how it touches not only on physically abuse， but mental and emotional abuse， and what that can look like in relationships。 Rachael Rose created such a strong heroine with Maddie and showed how people can overcome obstacles and evolve into their best selves。 I would recommend this book to any YA romance fans。 Thank you to Netgalley， Wattpad， and Rachael Rose for my ARC in exchange for my honest review。Gaslight will be released March 29th This review will be posted on my Instagram blog （@bumbling。bibliophile）， GoodReads （@bumbling。biblio）， and Amazon upon release！ 。。。more

Cynthia ，

Read on Wattpad and this story keeps you wanting more！ Drama， laughs， and even tears kept me reading。 I didn’t want to put it down！ It’s a must read！！

ash ，

For a wattpad book， im really glad its being published because quite frankly， it deserves to be。 THE SEXUAL TENSION！ THE PLOT！ THE WAY THE MAIN CHARACTER THINKS！ i relate to this on a whole other level。

Debasmita ，

This story is awesome👏👏

Emma ，

Beautiful and inspiring， great at representing abusive homes

Debanjana ，

5⭐unique and mind-blowing plot❤️I never read a book like this before。 This book just Represent the concept " Gaslight" so well With the YA romance as a usual plot。 This read is one my best read of 2020。 It was 2 years ago i read this Book， and still this is one of the best book I ever read。 Maddie is a 17 year old girl， who is running away from her abusive father， comes all the way to LA with Her mother to live with her Aunt for a fresh start meets Hayden Walker who is walking rumoured to be wro 5⭐unique and mind-blowing plot❤️I never read a book like this before。 This book just Represent the concept " Gaslight" so well With the YA romance as a usual plot。 This read is one my best read of 2020。 It was 2 years ago i read this Book， and still this is one of the best book I ever read。 Maddie is a 17 year old girl， who is running away from her abusive father， comes all the way to LA with Her mother to live with her Aunt for a fresh start meets Hayden Walker who is walking rumoured to be wrong guy with red flags but still it doesn't stop there physical attraction for eachother。。👀This story goes in One POV plot which is of FMC， and this is the best experience because due to it you can literally relate and feel our FMC's confusion and trouble to keep up with whats to believe or whats to not， who she can trust or who not。。do she listen to her heart or the people around her？This book is so beautifully protryed the psychological factors， and shows some real life issues like Gaslight victims symptoms， physical assault and what affect it causes to a person mentally。 In some point in the story you can literally relate to urself and some lines just hit straight home。 This story was realistic and a good moral ones too。Talk about Romance， Maddie and Hayden chemistry is off the chart！ They have many on and off though the story and struggle within themselves and each other ， to open up again and trust someone due to there past， but when they did， they become eachother biggest supporter and protector！ It was so heart swooning and beautiful the way they stand up for eachother and have each other back， there couple moments are everything❤️😍。This characters are indeed has flaws which made them more realistic and they do evolve throughout the story too。 I love the way Maddie change the most， she finally stop running away and actually face her father and fight for herself and her mother。。。the Epic " climax" of the story literally put me on edge with battered breath and i freaking love every part of it！ It literally makes my heart speed up！ Family moments， the finally been free from been a viticm of manipulation and The ending is everything！ As i say before the story indeed protryed the "Gaslight" concept every well as the title suggests that every step you will question every character like our FMC if they're telling the truth or not。。The boxing part of this story is everything！ I love a boxer trope Romance， and this story serves it greatly！ And do I mention Hayden and Maddie fighting moments are 🔥。 This book was a great experience for me！ The Main and Side characters， the plot， the storyline and the purpose the story serves is deliberate perfectly。 I'm highly recommending this book to everyone， this story is like a mixture of every flavour in one book。 This will make you frustrated， play with ur mind and makes you cry too， and swoon over our MCs and lovely side characters。 🙌I seriously can't wait to read the 2nd part of there story！ I'm missing #Mayden a lot！ Want to meet this couple again🙈Happy reading 🥰 。。。more

Lucy ，

I read gaslight on Wattpad。 It was an amazing story， I don’t think that there was one thing I didn’t love about the book。 I would strongly recommend reading it。 Racheal did an amazing job with the characters and showing love， friendship， and problems that are encountered in everyday lives。

P ，

So glad I decided to give this a go， amazing book。

Ivy ，

Wow， how good is this book！ This story follows Maddie as she navigates life and learns how to deal with broken relationships and shattered dreams。 Her character growth throughout the story as she learns how to be there for herself is inspiring。 She is also incredibly selfless， always having her mum at the front of her mind。I’m sure if anyone were unsure about what the term gaslighting meant after reading this story， it would be clear。 It was heartbreaking to read how the effects of gaslighting c Wow， how good is this book！ This story follows Maddie as she navigates life and learns how to deal with broken relationships and shattered dreams。 Her character growth throughout the story as she learns how to be there for herself is inspiring。 She is also incredibly selfless， always having her mum at the front of her mind。I’m sure if anyone were unsure about what the term gaslighting meant after reading this story， it would be clear。 It was heartbreaking to read how the effects of gaslighting changed Maddie’s mum and slowly broke her and how it affected Maddie。 It is not something you would ever want anyone to experience， genuinely devastating。 Highly Recommend。 Thank you， Wattpad and Net Galley， for providing me with this eArc。TW‼️Gaslighting， abuse， intimate partner violence， child abuse。Check out my Instagram for more reviews！ 。。。more

Taylor （25thavenuewest） ，

This one is labelled as a YA， however， due to some of the content I would say it's upper YA teetering on new adult。 Since our FMC Maddison is 18， and things get steamy。 I loved the growth in this book， especially Maddison。 But her mother also did a lot of painful growing as well。 While the story mostly focuses on how Maddison feels， she also thinks about her mothers feelings often。 Selflessly。 That was probably one of my favorite things in this book。 The fact that this teenager had to uproot her This one is labelled as a YA， however， due to some of the content I would say it's upper YA teetering on new adult。 Since our FMC Maddison is 18， and things get steamy。 I loved the growth in this book， especially Maddison。 But her mother also did a lot of painful growing as well。 While the story mostly focuses on how Maddison feels， she also thinks about her mothers feelings often。 Selflessly。 That was probably one of my favorite things in this book。 The fact that this teenager had to uproot her life， not only for her mothers safety but also her own， and still thought about her mothers feelings above her own， was heart warming。 Hayden and Maddison's relationship is another strong point in the book that I loved， the natural progression of their flirting was believable， and evenly paced。 I loved that they both had healing to do and helped each other through it。 I also really appreciated that the author gave them their own space， and while they had a few hiccups， they were normal things that most teenagers go through。 This author does a spectacular job building characters and relationships。 It was well written， and easy to follow。 I had a few issues with some scene changes， and abrupt endings。 But over all it was a good read！ I'm curious if the author plans to revisit this couple， and Maddison's parents， since some things weren't entirely wrapped up。 Thank you WattPad Books and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of Gaslight。 This review is being left voluntarily， all opinions are my own。 。。。more

:） ，

I read the Wattpad version so I’m sure the new one will be much more different haha

Amandine ，

pretty good， pretty cheesy。 my fav trope hurt/comfort :Dhayden made me smile。

Robin Pharris ，

This is a strong book for young females and I will definitely recommend it to my middle-grade female students。 I feel like most people that leave a toxic relationship need some activity to pour their energy into and help distract them from the bad scene they just vacated。 This book shows readers that there are strong females out there that they can relate to and look up to。 Some young adults have such a toxic home life and they feel like there is nothing out there to help them feel better and th This is a strong book for young females and I will definitely recommend it to my middle-grade female students。 I feel like most people that leave a toxic relationship need some activity to pour their energy into and help distract them from the bad scene they just vacated。 This book shows readers that there are strong females out there that they can relate to and look up to。 Some young adults have such a toxic home life and they feel like there is nothing out there to help them feel better and this book shows them that there are available activities to help make them feel strong again。 I love that this book has such a strong family vibe to it。 It shows us all how family can be there to lean on during times of crisis。 Great message for our female readers！！！ 。。。more

Helen Power ，

In the opening of this book， Maddie and her mother leave her father and move across the country to stay with her aunt and her family。 Her father was manipulative， cruel， and controlling in some subtle and some not-so-subtle ways， known as “gaslighting”。 When Maddie is reluctantly dragged by her cousins to a boxing match， she sees the boxers on the stage gaining a control over their lives that she covets。 She decides to train at the local gym for a charity boxing match。 The cute bad boy Hayden In the opening of this book， Maddie and her mother leave her father and move across the country to stay with her aunt and her family。 Her father was manipulative， cruel， and controlling in some subtle and some not-so-subtle ways， known as “gaslighting”。 When Maddie is reluctantly dragged by her cousins to a boxing match， she sees the boxers on the stage gaining a control over their lives that she covets。 She decides to train at the local gym for a charity boxing match。 The cute bad boy Hayden from her school becomes her trainer， and Maddie finally starts to learn how to live her life。 The author has done a fabulous job of showing， not telling， what it’s like to suffer from gaslighting。 Throughout the entire novel， Maddie questions herself。 We’re given dozens of little anecdotes throughout the narrative， stories and memories that she has of her father and her mother。 Some are good。 Some are… not so good。 In every instance， she questions herself， questions her memories， and questions her father’s intentions。 Her perpetual confusion and distrust of herself is woven so intricately into the narrative， and as a reader， I genuinely felt these emotions alongside her。 Maddie’s interactions with her mother are heartbreaking。 As shown through the flashbacks， her mother has borne the brunt of her father’s manipulations。 Her mother is merely a shell of who she was before she met him。 While the book is told in first person solely from Maddie’s point of view， it’s interesting to see a similar character arc going on peripherally， in the background of Maddie’s story。 Her mother is gradually regaining her strength and her happiness。 Maddie’s interactions with those she meets in California are all coloured by her experiences。 She has a subtle distrust of those she meets， including her new family members and classmates。 When she meets Hayden， she’s warned that he’s a “bad boy” type and that she should stay away from him。 Even once she gets to know the real him， she doubts both her judgment and her feelings。 Her mother was so easily fooled by her father， so who’s to say that she’s any different？ I loved how gradual her personal growth is; there’s no flip switched upon which she’s “cured” of the abuse she endured。 It’s hard work and takes time， with some regressions along the way。 This book has content that can be hard to read at times， but it has important themes of strength and hope threaded throughout the storyline。 And of course， just because Maddie and her mother moved across the country to escape her father， doesn’t mean that the rest of the story will be sunshine and rainbows。 They have a lot to overcome， and， as you can imagine， her father won’t give them up so easily… What happens next？ Read the book to find out！ I recommend this story to those who love an angsty， yet heartwarming young adult read。 *Thank you to Netgalley， the publisher， and the author for the ebook to review*This review appeared first on https://powerlibrarian。wordpress。com/ Book Blog | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Twitter My 2021 Reading Challenge 。。。more

Samantha ，

Read it on Wattpad and before I had even finished it it was on my favs reading list！ Amazing book， I can't wait for it to be published！ Read it on Wattpad and before I had even finished it it was on my favs reading list！ Amazing book， I can't wait for it to be published！ 。。。more

Kathryn Evenson ，

I read this when it first came out on Wattpad and it is still my favorite Wattpad read！ I can’t WAIT to read its published version！

Chhavi Singh ，

i couldn't stop reading this book。 it's SO， SO GOOD！ i couldn't stop reading this book。 it's SO， SO GOOD！ 。。。more

Nastaran ，

This is my second review of a book and sorry if it sucksI first read this book on Wattpad， and wow I finished it in 2 days。 I ventured through the story of Hayden and Maddie。 I understand what both of them went through very tough times especially Maddie with her father， and how she was scared of him and they moved to live better。 When I was reading through the story I understand why Maddie didn't trust Hayden that much because of his past and all。 I love this book a lot and I can't wait for it t This is my second review of a book and sorry if it sucksI first read this book on Wattpad， and wow I finished it in 2 days。 I ventured through the story of Hayden and Maddie。 I understand what both of them went through very tough times especially Maddie with her father， and how she was scared of him and they moved to live better。 When I was reading through the story I understand why Maddie didn't trust Hayden that much because of his past and all。 I love this book a lot and I can't wait for it to get published so I can buy it。 。。。more

Lauren De ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this story on wattpad， but wanted to share here how much I loved this story。 I started reading it 2 days ago and could not put it down！ The love that you see between Hayden and Maddie is so raw and real。 The vulnerable moments they share， along with all of their ups and downs， make the story so thrilling and worth the read。

Dana Aly ，

Haven’t read the published one yet but the one i read on wattpad was fantastic 🥰

Victoria Hernandez ，

Amazing book！！！！ 😍

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