Reviews tagging 'Blood'

On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi

4 reviews

murve's review against another edition

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

2.0

I loved Angie... until she was around Ricky. Her drive and passion for her patients was so inspiring and I was always impressed by her accomplishments. But every time she was around him they both became teenagers with zero communication skills. Their back and forth fighting was too much for me that I actually ended up DNF'ing at around 85%. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Death, Racism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Child death, Blood, and Alcohol

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Pregnancy

thaliareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

I loved the characters independently, and I really enjoyed the look into that generational trauma that parents can pass to their kids and how the kids deal with that. I also liked the look into becoming a doctor that this book led you through. What I wasn't a big fan of was the relationship between the main characters. I really struggled to feel like they were healthy for each other, or that either were in a healthy mindset for a good relationship. This was sort of included in the plot - but I was never sure if I wanted to root for or against them.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Racism and Gun violence

With this book taking place in a hospital there is no avoiding detailed descriptions of all sorts of patients with all sorts of conditions and because she is researching and actively interacting with patients. The main character does take on a passion project about how people of color might be treated differently when they come to seek care at a medical institution after she sees

a mom being questioned about what her son was involved in after he was brought in shot

. Ricky, the love interest, has a dad who's struggled with addiction, which has had a big impact on who Ricky is as a person.

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racism, Child death, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, and Grief