Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

12 reviews

noellenuss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

Quick, easy read. Part two moved a lot faster, but the ending was just meh. Unsatisfying. Still a fun read for those who are fans of true crime (and fictional crime?). I also noticed a few grammatical and spelling errors. "Moent" (supposed to be "moment") on page 230 being the worst of them🥴. It kept my attention, but was overall just ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

jocmetpie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wished it was longer. Some parts could have been a few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Torture

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Body horror

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

macaronsandmermaids's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Death, and Kidnapping

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

leazybeazy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

It was a good premise, but we learnt little about Wren and an incredible amount about the Butcher. The location could have really been anywhere with swamps, there was very little sense of place despite the book being set in New Orleans. The descriptions of the dead bodies were incredibly graphic by comparison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, and Medical content

ari_wolffs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Stalking

leahlesle's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Gore, and Medical trauma

uncorkedthriller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book has been on my list for awhile as I listen to true crime podcasts. When my #thrilledobsessedbuddyread picked it for this for this month’s book, I knew it was the perfect time to read it. 

Let me say it sucked me in from the beginning. It is a relatively short book at 242 pages, so I sped through it. It was also recommended to me to listen to the audio, which didn’t disappoint. The audio made it for me. They both took on their prospective parts and really enhanced the book, in my opinion. 

I’m usually pretty good at picking out the “twists” before they come, but this one still threw me. I was close, just not on point. So I was surprised to say the least. I love when authors can throw me off and surprise me! 

I did remove a star for two reasons, one being that it just abruptly ends. I’m not sure if this is setting it up for a second book, but I didn’t expect it to just end. The other reason, is strictly my opinion. The reason I was thrown was based on timelines. To not spoil anything for anyone, I won’t go into details, but when you read it you may understand. 

All in all, I enjoyed this book. It had the thriller aspect i enjoy and it had an added mix with Wren’s approach as the ME. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent