Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid

5 reviews

caitlinemccann's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

ellie_murdock's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexism

the_vegan_bookworm's review

lighthearted slow-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

1.75

I found the text to be overly wordy and flowery, which made it tough to get through. The plot was also very reminiscent to "The Duchess Deal" by Tessa Dare, though this book was less polished and the plot was much slower. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, and Medical trauma

ladysadiereads's review

emotional slow-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

3.0

So much to unpack. Can't wait to talk about it on Corset and Crown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Minor: Addiction and Medical trauma

ashleycmms's review

dark emotional funny sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma