Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Raparigas Selvagens by Rory Power

153 reviews

nicosta_music's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I feel like Wilder Girls is being done a disservice by being marketed as Lord of the Flies but with girls. Both books involve one gender of schoolchildren being stuck on an island, but the similarities stop there. And speaking as someone who hated Lord of the Flies: thank god that they do. 

Wilder Girls was a truly exciting read -- the plot kept me hooked the entire way through, and the characters were interesting and engaging. I thought the world-building was interesting and the different twists were essential in continuously raising stakes throughout the book. I think my only complaint is that

the ending does feel a bit underwhelming. It sort of leaves the book open to a sequel, but not enough so that I felt it was a good ending. It reads more like the author just didn't know how to end the book so it was left ambiguous.

But besides that, I still thoroughly enjoyed Wilder Girls, and it definitely defied my expectations in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Confinement

Minor: Torture and Vomit

ame_why's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, and Body horror

jemjem04's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death, Medical content, and Suicide

whosgina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Blood, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Gun violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Gaslighting, Body horror, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

2busyreading's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Suicide, and Gore

Minor: Animal death

currentlycuttlefish's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing, perfect, so cool, Maine mentioned, horrifying, interesting, so wow, the bomb, fantastic, ingenious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Blood, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Outing

shainabriley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Body horror, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chrysalissa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Medical content and Violence