Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

14 reviews

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

Excellent! I loved the dual timeline. In the present, a woman recovering from a painful life shock stumbles upon an unexpected history mystery. In the past, a woman dealing in poisons to help women lives out said history mystery. Definitely not my usual kind of book, but I’m glad I read it. Content warnings for infidelity, poisoning, miscarriage, sexual assault, suicide, and death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Classism

Poisoning, death of a spouse

lestatsoul's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Child death

cptnstphy's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alid73's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Infidelity