Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

39 reviews

claire_reardon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I waited two entire months on Libby…for this? Maybe it was just the Tik Tok hype but I didn’t find this as crazy and captivating as everyone said it was. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Infidelity, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

amplawrence's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Gaslighting, Medical content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Confinement, Car accident, Grief, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

airr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Abandonment

emeraldjulep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

*Audiobook

I can hardly breathe having just finished this book. Like so many other reviewers I spent every free moment I had in the last day and 1/2 completely engrossed in this deeply unsettling, but moving story. She delves deeply into nature vs. nurture but allows the reader to question which wins out without spelling it all out.  I was with Blythe the whole way-hoping but unsure of whether or not she had a grip on reality.   It’s probably a better read for seasoned moms who can relate to the complexity motherhood. It’s never exactly what one expects- and it works out better for some than others.   I agree with another reviewer that if you are pregnant or have very young children, don’t go here.

It’s an incredible work for a debut author. The characters and the plot are both so layered, the twists and pacing right on. I thought the ending was perfect. 

I would have rated it higher becaue although it is very plausible that these things could happen, it’s improbable that all of it would happen to one woman and her lineage. It made me desperately sad for Blythe having had such an unfortunate childhood followed by such a sad adulthood - so unfair. 
Highly recommend if you are up for a dark, intense read. (Narration was really great too).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

analenegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is a withering look at motherhood and the dehumanization and often desexualization of women after they give birth through the lens of a thriller. While I don't usually like thrillers, this book captured my attention in a unique way. 

The only reason it received less than five stars was because I found the descriptions of women's bodies almost hurtful to the story Audrain was telling especially one meant to be a reckoning with the role of mothers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Miscarriage, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

thepennotthesword's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Stalking, Self harm, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Abandonment

drownedinfictionx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

erenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book made me genuinely so uncomfortable at times, and even though it was predictable i read it in a day and just could not put it down. And i loved the addressing her husband thing a lot.

HOWEVER. The author is VERY weird about sexuality at times (especially at the gallery and about breasts in general), it just keeps repeating the same stuff over and over, literally no one but Gemma is lovable or even tolerable in the whole book, and it’s just. overall extremely “meh”.

I definitely would recommend it to people but like, most of these reviews get the expectations HIGH. it wasnt worth the hype (even though i absolutely enjoyed it too)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Blood, Addiction, Child death, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Abandonment

abrasieve's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gaslighting, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Excrement and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, Cursing, and Vomit