Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell

22 reviews

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abortion, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

sarahrosebooknook's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Abortion, and Body horror

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical trauma

batforanna's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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: Death, Abortion, Blood, and Murder

keirahelena_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

scribblinginthemargins's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A deliciously gothic Victoriana read, just the right amount of spook. A high body count and mildly gory in parts but gripping storytelling all the way through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, and Abortion

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Gaslighting

ellenigrace's review

dark emotional mysterious tense

• 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

4.75

Exactly my vibe, but Part V onward felt a little extraneous to me and could have been covered in a  brief epilogue without losing the tension and catharsis of those paragraphs just before Part V.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Grief, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

bonky24's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abortion

ohennui's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Death

bluebreex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Abortion, and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content