Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

46 reviews

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Evelyn and all the characters were so fascinating in their own ways. Each relationship was different but it all fit so well in to the story. Of course, I definitely did not always agree with Evelyn’s actions, however I loved her. She was simply unapologetically herself and knew what she wanted and got it! As for Monique, her story didn’t quite captivate me and I did figure the revelation out beforehand, however I like the reason to why she was chosen to work with Evelyn. 

There was as many different challenges and scenarios bought into the book and all of which I’d me reflecting. You tend to forget how different things were 60 years ago and so this book provides that reminder as well as showing how these issues still show their faces in todays world too. 

The love, happiness and highs of this book was beautiful to read but the pain, heartbreak and loss of it really pulled at the heartstrings. I think there were some parts where I felt the story slowed and wasn’t all that necessary, while there were other parts I wanted a bit more focus on. However, even with just those brief scenes where I wanted more, they still made a hell of an impact! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abortion

fleur____'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Pregnancy, Blood, Racism, Cancer, Abortion, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

innastholiel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Blood, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Vomit

billievee's review

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Racism

lilycakes's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The way I'm literally sobbing right now-- 
This book was an incredible story about choosing love. I wish I could hug my family and loved ones tight right now, after finishing this book. I could not put it down, and man, did it gut me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Terminal illness

daralexandria's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Sexism

_saphyr_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, and Grief

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

WHAT A WAY TO ROUND OF MY BOOK GOAL FOR THE YEAR. 52/52

And what a shock it’s left me with.  Reading the last few chapters of this I felt chocked.  Physically I couldn’t breathe and the shock this left me with oh my god.   It was gay in more ways than one, out the closet in the closet, found family, queer devastation and heart break. 

Decades of lies broken by truths.  My heart broken by all of that.  Evelyn never really got her happily ever after and my heart yearns for her but her story is truly more beautiful, devastating and dramatic than any of the movies she filmed within.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Suicide, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Cancer, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Outing, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Car accident, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Abortion

booksaggitatius's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence