Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

126 reviews

thornthistle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This was great and awful at the same time. I was nauseous 80% throughout due to how its content was described, but it needed to be written that way. It starts dark and confusing, then as it's twists are resolved, ends with hope.

Great book, but not for the faint of heart.

Lying will be the death of you, but the rebirth of your true self.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

lazydazey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, and Animal death

Minor: Animal cruelty

binca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Medical content

minorvamp's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

bookish_af's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent

melliedm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Stalking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Ableism, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Child abuse, Body horror, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Homophobia, and Vomit

mel_j's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I guessed the first two plot twists very quickly, but even after that, the book kept surprising me. Brilliantly written, very twisty, with deeply human characters. It had a creepy atmosphere, but ended up heartbreaking. 
What a great book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Alcohol, and Homophobia

earofthedog's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Confinement, Child death, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Death, Pedophilia, and Torture

Minor: Animal death

amariela02's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Torture, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Child death

Minor: Murder, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

spulls99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Mental illness