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stripes_and_naps's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
minimicropup's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol and Medical content
_annajackson_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is an eloquent lens into the world of pain, especially female pain. There is a deep desire in todayβs society to suppress and forget about pain.
Miranda, the main character speaks about her perpetual agony and the widespread effects that it has had on her life. She also speaks on how the once smiling faces of people whom she loved, eventually became the coldest to her and her agony. I feel like this is something that gets overlooked in media. We want to believe that the people we love the most will always be there for us, but when it comes down to it even they can experience the taxing repercussions of pain.
I also IMMENSELY appreciated the theatrical aspects of this book. I have never read something that I could so vividly imagine being a film. Iβm not just talking about the possibility of it being a film, but literally imagine it scene for scene. I adored that. Awad did an excellent job of incorporating aspects from both Allβs Well and The Scottish Play, into something that breathed new life into Shakespeare. With that being said YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH EITHER PLAY OR EVEN SHAKESPEARE TO APPRECIATE THIS STORY. Albeit, it does help especially concerning the mysterious three men and their motives, but I have not read/seen Allβs Well and I never felt lost of a moment. With that being said, I do intend to brush up on both plays in order to fully appreciate this work and all the hidden easter eggs in it.
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol
biobeetle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death
noshinbean's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Ableism, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Alcohol
booksofautumn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
raitherabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Ableism, Blood, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death
enchanted_reader32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Thank you to @jonathanballpublishers for the gifted copy!
Miranda is a woman in pain. She was an actress who fell off of the stage and is now permanently damaged. Her career as an actress was gone and there was a constant ache in her leg, hip and back. Then she meets three men who give her the power to transfer her pain onto someone else.
This woman was unhinged in a Macbeth kind of way. None of the story made sense to me and I was left wondering what exactly I had just read at the end. This is neither a light read nor a good one and I was very disappointed that I had spent six days to finish it.
I saw that some folks gave this book 4 β 5 stars and Iβm happy that they could understand the story but I was lost (and a little grossed out, to be honest). Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this story and Iβm sorry to say that I wouldnβt recommend it.
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Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
tessvosper's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism