Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark

5 reviews

hereiskyra's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This was… different, to say the least. I’m finished and still not sold on Cole, though. Honestly, all of these characters range from a little bit fucked in the head to a lot fucked in the head and I don’t know who I even like. But I know I love effed up books and this one is no different. 

Mara went through some serious trauma before Cole got ahold of her (because of Cole, but that isn’t really the point here). Then, like any gentleman would, he inflicts more trauma on her because after all he is a psychopath and he doesn’t really need to worry about the lines he is crossing to get what he wants. 

I like the thriller/serial killer aspects of this book the most, definitely more than the overall romance between the two MC’s. Excited to see where we go from here.

Tropes/themes:
Stalker/Obsessive MMC

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

angellike333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Death, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Bullying

jocl1420's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Um... it was a book..? I don't really have much to say. I personally didn't enjoy it. But maybe you will. 
Cole is a serial killer artist who discovers Mara and he becomes obsessed with her. So there's that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Body horror, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Cursing, Medical content, and Self harm

nicoreads333's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

I can't give this book a rating based on stars because it was not enjoyable. However, it was riveting and intense which means that I couldn't put it down. I finished it in one day because I had to know what happened. It was very weird and pretty messed up. Emphasis on DARK. 

It leaves off on kind of a cliffhanger, which means you have to read the 2nd book (hopefully there aren't more than that to reach a conclusion, but who knows?). I had to take a break and watching some lighthearted comedies after reading this because it was that intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

chelleherrera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping