Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch

4 reviews

holapaola's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

bringmybooks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.25

 anybody else completely & totally obsessed with the Romanovs as a kid or ……

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This book had so much freaking potential it’s unreal … but I just honestly didn’t feel like it every found it’s footing. It felt more like it was trying to be too many things at once - historical fiction, romance, mystery, ghost story? 

There was a massive plot point that was pretty integral to the story that was … explained(??) in a way that made absolutely no sense. I really had to go back and reread multiple times to make sure I wasn’t missing anything, because it just didn’t track. 

I liked the past storyline more, and maybe if it had just been set in that era following Valentin & Tonya I could have enjoyed it a bit more. That being said, even the past timeline skirted over a lot of the Russian history that was so integral to the context of what was happening and why it all mattered. 

I dunno. I wanted it to be what it * could * have been so badly, but unfortunately it just … wasn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Violence, Miscarriage, Infertility, Classism, Torture, Child death, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

vern31's review

adventurous mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Confinement, Infidelity, Child death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

cecetomas's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

I'm not usually a huge fan historical fictions but this one captivated me. I know multi perspectives/time lines can be hard to follow but it made me feel like I was piecing together a puzzle as I went. It's beautifully written and kept me engaged the entire way through. The romance in the book is slightly unnecessary but the rest of the plot had me holding my breath and in tears.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury