Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

46 reviews

bxnnny's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

i found the overall plot to be interesting but honestly had a hard time staying focused and i'm not sure if that was a problem with me or the book. it was hard to like elsie because, though she came from a working-class family and had only been married into a more well-off family for a month, she still treated all of the servants, maids, etc. like they were beneath her, which i didn't find to be entirely conducive with her own background and upbringing. all of the twists were easily predictable but i did still find the story generally interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, and Death of parent

m1923's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Vomit

breezer's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Child abuse, and Child death

jagoda_readsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.0

This was delightfully creepy and I definitely loved the vibe! The strong misogynistic themes (due to the time it's set in) were sometimes hard to swallow, but it added a lot of authenticity to the book.

Sadly it was a bit predictable and I figured out the "twist" very early on, but it didn't change my overall excitement about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child death and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual violence

megwilli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Child abuse

quantumponies's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Miscarriage

trishalah_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Animal death

poetrydragon's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Suicide, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse

pipbiz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage

cinderrunner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was slow moving for me at the start. But once i got about halfway through, it picked up substantially and i zipped through the remainder of the book. Very gothic and atmospheric. The overall mood, especially at the Bridge gives very much Wuthering Heights vibes. Concept is fun and fairly orignal. Very haunting. A little gory without being overly grotesque. Saw the end reveal coming but getting there was fun so i didnt mind. Check trigger warnings for this one cause there are a lot. I will never be okay with a modern book using slurs and stereotypes against Romani people regardless of when the book is set. The plot could have been just as successful without that nonsense so shame to the author for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Racism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Suicide, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement