Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen

4 reviews

candycain's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Torture, and Medical trauma

lumberelk's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

heebeegbs's review

adventurous challenging sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Adored this book because it a challenging insight into an incredibly complicated character. The ending felt So right! The only thing I could have asked for was more action !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide attempt

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Enjoyed this book, though I found it difficult to read all at once knowing how Damien turns out in the Bright Sessions podcast. I thought the metaphors and symbolism were really great and it gave me a whole lot of context and angst for the way the characters in the podcasts are, and made me want to relisten to the pods. Much different vibes to an infinite noise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

Strong themes of manipulation and people trying to justify/excuse abusive behavior