Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

8 reviews

sarahbowling6608's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Cursing, and Incest

currentlyreadingandcrochet's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

Thoroughly enjoyed this read! There was some truly beautiful and thoughtful writing, and the storyline held my interest. 

It may have been a tad bit long and there were a few loose ends

(like what was the point of making Linus such a creepy brother/old man? I didn’t fully understand where she was going with that. If it was just to have a receive to get Eliza back at Blackhurst, I feel like she could have gone about it differently)

, but the ending was still super solid. 

I can’t wait to read more by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Classism, Infertility, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, and Pregnancy

bobachel's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

I really liked this book but couldn’t rate it as a 5 because it’s too damn long. That being said, I just bought all of the author’s other books. 😃

At first, I thought all of the different time period jumps were a little annoying, but in the end I think they moved the story along well. The characters were well-developed for the most part, but I had some issues with the way Uncle Linus was written.

He didn’t have to be written as a sadistic creep for us to believe he would have searched so link for the daughter of his beloved sister.

I also think Nell was written somewhat unbelievably. The author hints in her author’s note that Nell’s reaction to finding out she was essentially adopted was a bit extreme. I agree.

Nell basically pushed out her entire family - including her daughter! - because of this news. She isolated herself. I don’t find it believable that she would have lived the rest of her life that way. Perhaps there would have been some initial shock and isolation, but it seems implausible that not even become a mother would have warmed her heart.

Anyway, I enjoyed the book. I’ll read more Kate Morton. If you enjoy historical fiction with a dash of mystery, this book is not likely to disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Murder, War, and Sexual content

decembermagpie's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Death of parent

naye's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

1.5

There's no mystery in a book where the reader always knows more than the characters, and it's deeply frustrating to experience the same events over and over again from different POVs, already knowing the outcome. The audiobook was very well narrated though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

misskatielyn313's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a beautiful book that is incredibly atmospheric. I felt like I was in each of the places. I loved the tie in to real people and how the story developed. It is a slow development but it is layered and worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage

littledevonnook's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death