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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

97 reviews

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Abortion, Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Death of parent

huntress's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Medical content, Abortion, and Death of parent

lyfeistrip's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Death

koplomps's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

renettereads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Following three women in two timelines, this book is part historical fiction with a good dose of murder. In the past, we meet Nella the apothecary who dispenses poisons to women, whilst in the present we follow Caroline who is running away to London from her philandering husband. When she goes mud-larking on a whim and finds an engraved vial in the Thames, Caroline rediscovers her passion for history and starts to investigate. 

I will say, first and foremost, that I enjoyed the narration of this audiobook. Caroline, Nella, and young Eliza were all narrated by different actors and that added a nice touch of authenticity. I also enjoyed the mysterious apothecary who helped only women, carrying the burden of her doings quite literally. But I think this book stumbled a little on execution. 

Considering this was a secret, almost underground, apothecary, with a hand in murdering men, I just wanted that explored a little more. I did like the butterfly effect of Eliza’s actions but thought the book just didn’t quite live up to the potential it had. Had I been reading this, I probably would’ve struggled to finish because I just didn’t think much happened. 

I did also like how some things in the past echoed in the future, but I felt the ending was quite abrupt considering the time we spent with these women. Not a terrible read, but also not my favourite. Still, historical fiction fans might enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt and Sexual harassment

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

brogancha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Infidelity, Violence, Murder, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Infertility

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Sexual assault

laughingpillow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

matcha_pages's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad fast-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? No

3.5

It's an easy and entertaining beach read, but nothing about the book stood out. It lacked depth but I enjoyed the story. The ending was predictable and nicely wrapped everything up in a cute, heartwarming way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Death