Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

5 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Incest, Gore, Animal death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Excrement, and Miscarriage

kathleenwho's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Child death

mnatale100's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Confinement, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

serenspace's review

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Medical content, and Pregnancy

roseltov's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fucking hell. This book is deeply, deeply creepy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness