Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

3 reviews

jozefsyndicate's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Rachel Howzell Hall  delivers again! Whew!. Consistently strong and complex plots and multi-layered characters. These Toxic Things demands your focus from start to finish. The concept of the a loving Memory Box and digital archeology mixed with greedy gentrification and family secrets show why Rachel remains a top mystery writer. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

brynhayes's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Confinement, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Gore, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, and Stalking

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Medical content, Mental illness, and Medical trauma