Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

127 reviews

pinetree_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

At first I was unsure if I should read this book. The reviews here weren't the best but I still gave it a try.
And it was a great decision.

I really like the characters and the depth that they have to them. The Author really knows how to highlight the struggle of the woman who lived in this time.

It was heartfelt and emotional.
I hope Caroline gets to live her dream. I think she and Gaynor will have a great friendship - maybe even more.

The only thing I would say was not as good as the book was the marketing. I think the description leads a lot of people into reading the book with false expectations. It's not even clear that the path of not two, but three woman interwind. I think people would not be disappointed by the book if it was made clear that it would talk about the life of these three - in different times.

I'm not sure how Eliza survived but I'm sure glad that she did. I'm also not really sure what happens to Bella and her illness, but I hope the news article Caroline finds at the means that she got to live with Eliza a bit more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

Minor: Blood

chanlo1994's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I've never had a book cause me so much anxiety before (for the character). So relatable, both in the realistic elements and mystical ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Murder, Classism, Violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Suicide, Medical content, Sexism, Death, Drug use, Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Incest, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Body horror, Excrement, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

andig's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Blood, Miscarriage, and Vomit

brennacathleen's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death, Suicide, Medical content, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Child death

3shinywindows's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This has been on my TBR for over a year, and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it but it definitely didn't live up to the hype that I'd given it. The book has three perspectives, two in the past and one in present day. While I did enjoy watching their stories becoming more intertwined as the book went on, I felt that their stories wrapped up quite quickly and I found them to be disappointing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit and Blood

brickwall27's review against another edition

It was slow and not intriguing I put it down and never thought of it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Pedophilia

alentz94's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Over all I found the book kind of... boring? That may not be the right word but over all I came away with a very "meh" feeling.

Caroline's thoughts were frustrating to me. So much revolved around these "giant" secrets she was keeping and I just don't feel like any of it except her true discovery was huge.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Terminal illness

freetobme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Enjoyable, quick read. I had no issue following the stories from the 3 characters. I didn’t appreciate that magic potions were glorified, nor the making and disguising of poisons. 

However, in the end the apothecary has a change of heart and stops making and dispensing poisons.

I did find several sentences and paragraphs to record and reflect on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Classism, Medical content, Sexual assault, Grief, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood