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bxcvi's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion and Miscarriage
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death
13eyond's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Abortion and Miscarriage
Minor: Infertility, Cancer, and Death of parent
merrynthomas's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
lilalhreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Abortion, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
kimmykelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Ableism, Biphobia, and Infidelity
reads_eats_explores's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I knew as soon as I saw The Rachel Incident advertised that I would be reading it. I am only delighted I made that decision as I, captivated from page 1, devoured the book in a day.
Primarily set in Cork against the backdrop of the recession, this story charts the story of Rachel Murray and James Devlin, who share a damp, dilapidated house in Shandon.
Rachel and James meet at the bookstore where they work; they are inseparable from the get go but have very different backgrounds. She’s a student, the child of middle-class parents hit hard by the financial crash, himself reared in poverty. When he spots her crush on her married professor, Dr Byrne, James sets about helping her to act on it, but things take a different turn from the one Rachel hoped, putting their friendship at risk.
Rachel is our narrator, a girl in her early 20s battling to find independence and her place in the world. Rachel’s voice is wonderfully rich and full of sarcasm. She is funny and self-deprecating and so relatable, realistic and raw that it almost feels like she is writing a memoir.
Interlaced through the book, we also hear from the older Rachel, a journalist in London, as she reflects on her current life and back on her previous self, the decisions she made, and why.
The Rachel Incident is written beautifully, it covers some deep, hard-hitting subjects, but they’re covered with great sensitivity and plenty of humour. I cried for the characters, but I also cried laughing.
I am weak for The Rachel Incident; it deserves all the love 5 ⭐️
Caroline O’Donoghue, you have me very homesick now girl, … I'm off to look at flight availability.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this advance copy in return for an honest review.
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, Infidelity, Homophobia, Alcohol, Infertility, Cancer, and Drug use