Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

19 reviews

spookytaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Child death, Death, Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Stalking

princess_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Dementia, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide

scytheria's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Dementia

kathryn_reads_paiges's review against another edition

This was initially boring to me and the tropes here felt tired (nature vs nurture, unreliable narrator, etc.) I had a physical copy I flipped through and found it disturbing…yet predictable based on what I’d read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Grief, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Gaslighting

pizzasprite's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

cranewife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Child death, Child abuse, and Sexual content

analenegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is a withering look at motherhood and the dehumanization and often desexualization of women after they give birth through the lens of a thriller. While I don't usually like thrillers, this book captured my attention in a unique way. 

The only reason it received less than five stars was because I found the descriptions of women's bodies almost hurtful to the story Audrain was telling especially one meant to be a reckoning with the role of mothers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion

jenni_veeve's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

drownedinfictionx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship