Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

4 reviews

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Torture, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury

notsobinaryart's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Medical trauma, Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Outing

georgereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Blood, and Medical content

whittenholmes's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

This book is deliciously thrilling and exquisitely written, but it took me a couple of weeks to read, as I nearly passed out at a couple points and then had a panic attack at the crisis point. Proceed cautiously if you are sensitive to medical descriptions or graphic violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fatphobia