Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Mothered by Zoje Stage

8 reviews

blueyogi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Chronic illness, Bullying, Mental illness, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

enchantressreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Vomit

rockyc5's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

Honestly I wouldn't have liked this book at all if it weren't for the Epilogue. The Epilogue gives you such big payoffs for the whole book that there is satisfaction there.

I just didn't think the writing was that good like "driving her bonkers," or "gone on forever," or "that went on for awhile. It sounds a little lazy, like if you don't go back and revise enough. " I expected more from a bestselling author.

I'm a sucker for mother/daughter psychodramas--in that area it delivers 100%!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Animal cruelty

Minor: Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Vomit

finleyfrogreads's review

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

fun concept but the characters and execution fell flat for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying and Sexual content

hollyberry_books's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Chronic illness, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Body horror

mermaidsherbet's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Gore, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement

Minor: Eating disorder, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Physical abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Cancer, Alcohol, Ableism, Medical content, Excrement, and Bullying

spookytaco's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Blood, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

sarahmoreland96's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic