Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

83 reviews

ekmook's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Confinement, Medical content, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Death of parent

bethsiekierawalker's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Abortion and Rape

parkerknoll's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Incredible writing, suspense building, and pacing. Interesting mystery thriller that doesn’t use all the usual tropes  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

erleabee's review

Very good book. Thrillers are not great for my anxiety or mental health at this time. I did read up on the summary of what happened and who did it to ease things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gore

truecrimefan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Medical trauma, and Torture

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Rape and Abortion

heather_books's review

mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, and Rape

widgetknits's review

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault

bandysbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

This was a good thriller/who dunnit? that kept things interesting the whole way through. I did find some of the characters kind of annoying, but I don’t have the impression that they’re supposed to be particularly likeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

kennaq's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Murder, and Medical trauma

rjsthumbelina's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, and Child death

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Infertility