Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Le Jardin des secrets by Kate Morton

4 reviews

currentlyreadingandcrochet's review against another edition

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

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 against another edition

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