Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

183 reviews

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

bleach226's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Miscarriage

evaporeon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

julbel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Infertility

Moderate: Pedophilia

beebats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

browsingthebooks's review against another edition

3.5

This book was a solid four stars for me right up until the end. I enjoyed each of the three narratives and the tiny sprinkling of magic.

I found it really frustrating that she threw away the vial and didn’t tell the world about Eliza. Half of Nella’s goal was to keep these women’s names in history. So what was the point of hiding the last one she went to pains to record?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Child death

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This book felt like it couldn't decide what tone it wanted to go with, so it threw in a bit of everything. Sad, dark, lighthearted, contemporary, historical... and the characters didn't seem particularly fleshed out either. I didn't root for anyone except Eliza. And nobody had a strong moral code in this book; characters seemed to switch between being ok with crime and not ok with it, without any particular reason. The writing was also mid; lots of telling instead of showing. And I don't think this book is particularly historically accurate, based on other readings about the 18th century I've done. But it wasn't awful to read, and I liked the premise of the poisonous apothecary. So not a bad book, but not a great one either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, Vomit, Murder, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Blood

katelynprice's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Murder, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual assault

ahoijules's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

Eine gute Idee, die leider nicht gut umgesetzt wurde. 

Ich empfand das Buch als furchtbar langatmig mit vielen Beschreibungen und Erklärungen, die nicht nötig gewesen wären, um das Buch zu verstehen. Ich hatte Probleme mit den Protagonistinnen warm zu werden und fand keine so richtig spannend. Auch dauerte es bis gut zwei Drittel des Buchs bis die Handlung langsam an Fahrt aufgenommen hat. 

Das Ende fand ich furchtbar kitschig, die letzten 25 Minuten des Hörbuchs habe ich auf 1,5-facher Geschwindigkeit gehört, damit es endlich zu einem Ende kommt. Es stört mich außerdem wahnsinnig, dass so getan wird, als könnte man sich mal ganz easy in Cambridge immatrikulieren 😂 ich bin außerdem ziemlich sicher, dass die Masterarbeit thematisch nicht in die Anglistik gehört 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, and Infertility

claragweny's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this pretty soon after finishing The Lost Bookshop so I was struck by the similarities in writing format. I love stories about women that don't feel oppressive. I love stories about women navigating through the complexities of society and how all our struggles are truly interconnected. Most of all, I love thinking about all of the women who have existed before me and the lives they held and this book did just that for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Murder