Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

15 reviews

carolined314's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Medical content

grets_reads's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Ooohhhh this one was good!!! Magical realism, romance, a bit of action, and some wonderfully written and diverse multilingual characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

katievallin's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Racism

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

jencolumb0's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

This book had levels of violence higher than I typically read and was, accordingly, not escapist. (The surprising lack of world-building for a fantasy novel also undercut the escapist nature of this novel, while we’re on the topic….) Overall, a valiant first effort with elements it is important to have represented but another round or two of editing could have helped iron out the inconsistencies in each character’s voice and made for a more compelling read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Slavery, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

quirkykayleetam's review

emotional 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

4.5

This was a fast read, a contemporary fantasy romance that balanced the high stakes of its fantasy plot lines with a meaningful, fun romance.

The mix of mythologies was beautiful to see as, within one supernatural business bureau, elven fae True Name rules work differently than those bound to Chinese ancestral powers.  This also gives the book a queernormative vibe where the male protagonist is casually bisexual and only the worst of the worst would dare misgender his nonbinary co-worker.

The sibling banter is SPOT ON!

This is a book about two people who see their worth, not in who they are, but in what they can do.  They have given themselves over to seeking redemption for so long that they no longer know who they are or what they want--until they meet each other.  It is a book about loss, adjusting when your life suddenly becomes something you never thought it would be.  And about learning to love yourself as much as you love everyone else in your life.

Rooted in real emotion, containing fun worldbuilding, and nicely steamy, this is one that I highly recommend.


Are there dragons?  Surprisingly, no.  Love the Sphinx though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Transphobia

shector1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective relaxing tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

I had this on my radar for a while and I'm so glad I picked it up as soon as it released because it was absolutely fantastic. The magic system was wonderfully conceptualised, the fight scenes were brilliant, and I loved the main cast of characters. (I just want to be friends with Elle, is that too much to ask?) The narrative style was rich and lyrical, managing to carry the perfect amount of tension during the volatile moments and dramatic scenes. In other parts of the story, there was a blend of wry humour and sarcasm so good it had me laughing out loud. Hands down one of the best books of 2023 for me, and also one of the best fantasies I've read in the last few years. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief

laurareads87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

So much fun! As a fantasy reader, this is definitely more romance than I'm used to -- I'd call this fantasy/romance, pretty evenly blending the genres and emphases.  I love the character development in this one: Elle is a compelling, nuanced protagonist that I'd definitely happily read another book about, and many supporting characters shine as well.  This fantasy world feels fully developed and the pacing is consistent.  There are some steamy scenes!  I appreciate the diverse representation in multiple respects, the inclusion of an array of languages, and clear representation of safer sex practices and consent.

Content warnings: violence, blood, injury detail, racism, misogyny, emotional abuse, manipulation, one scene including repeated misgendering

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

Minor: Transphobia

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Racism

additional content warnings: depression/depressive episodes, manipulation. ps: l'unica pizza è quella di Napoli, altro che C(h)icago o NY.