Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Museum of Broken Things by Lauren Draper

1 review

beautifulpaxielreads's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Museum of Broken Things is classic Aussie YA - warm, heartfelt, and funny, with characters you really care about and root for. It kind of got bogged down in exposition towards the end, plus there was a decision that some of the characters made that didn't sit right with me. Plus the male romantic lead was just too perfect - but to be fair, many of the other characters describe him as such.

Overall, a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, and Death of parent

One of the side characters (a middle-aged woman) has Stage 3 Parkinson's disease and her primary carer is her teenage son. There are a few scenes where she is injured - one seriously - and is hospitalised. There are a few times in which the possibility of moving into assisted living for this character is discussed. Death of a grandparent and it is revealed later on in the novel that one of the MC's best friends died in a car crash.