Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

6 reviews

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm upset with myself for not starting it earlier. What a stunning fantasy period piece, also a retelling of three separate classics. I rarely read blurbs so I was flabbergasted when Sherlock Holmes entered the picture. How smart, and masterfully done. It took me a while to adjust to the writing style as it was difficult to understand what was going on by ear, but after I caught on, I was utterly charmed. I have a few nitpicks, like the fact that in real life, corsetry was a way for women to take back an aspect of their lives and not something they rebelled against. It turns out that the myth was perpetuated by men who found it ridiculous to undermine the women (which worked, since so many people believe that it was constricting. Tight lacing was extremely rare and frowned upon, so there was no reason for Beatrice to be so emphatically against it) 
Also, I found the narrator slightly irritating in the way she voiced Beatrice, sometimes pushing her accent too far to the point where it was a bit ridiculous. Other than that, I enjoyed the narration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Infidelity

thepastelnerd's review against another edition

Too dark for my taste, but the writing is very good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

froyobaggns's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Confinement

Minor: Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Forced institutionalization

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Death, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility

beca_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall I did enjoy this book, it took me a while to get into the story, but it turned out to be a pleasant read. We follow Mary who has just lost both of her parents and is left with very little money. A series of murders happen in London which may have a link to the death of her father and a society which he was apart of . She ends up help Sherlock to solve the mystery, and along the way she meets different girls that had fathers that experimented on them. This book left me wanting more, and I hope to get to the second book soon.  This book is best described as historical urban fantasy, as there are fantastical elements to the book, this would be perfect for those that enjoy Neil Gaiman's work, and maybe Erin Morgenstern. Goss also interweaves a collection of classics including Frankenstein into this book, and the history of Mary Shelley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Violence