Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis

6 reviews

meggiemeggie52's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious 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

3.5

I thought it was good! The story was solid, if slow-going for the majority of the time--though the pace did pick up at the end which was nice. I liked the multiple viewpoints, but the 1919 timeline felt like the stronger storyline with more nuanced characters. Veronica and Joshua were likable enough, but they felt flat compared to Lillian and Helen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Medical content, Blood, and Racism

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

An interesting novel set in the Frick Mansion in NYC at two different times: 1919 and 1966.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Terminal illness, Death, and Medical content

lauramparis's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Racism, and Sexual harassment

cassielaj's review

adventurous informative 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? Yes

4.75

The mystery, the dual timelines, the art history, the family drama… I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, War, Murder, Racism, and Infidelity

martamae77's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Terminal illness, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Body horror, Medical content, War, and Gun violence

bookinthebath's review

emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement and Medical content