Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent

3 reviews

hollispaige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

solid read! I enjoyed this quick read. The 2 perspectives chosen both certainly kept me interested (though the cheating story line really kills me). Pleasantly surprised (ish) with the ending! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Drug abuse

flordemaga's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

1.75

One of the twists is too obvious. Which would be fine if it wasn’t one of the main sources of suspense. For an allegedly suspenseful book, it can really get quite boring. 

But worst of all, I don’t think this author understands mental illness well enough to write a book so focused on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Murder and Medical trauma

timidizzy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Medical trauma

Minor: Car accident