Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Complicit by Amy Rivers

3 reviews

anjasshelf's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Rape, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Cancer, Death of parent, and Infidelity

lissy6848's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Stalking, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, Grief, and Domestic abuse

rberdan's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

I really connected to how the story was told from Kate’s perspective and felt I had a good sense of the world and the characters through her eyes. This story highlighted a difficult topic in sex trafficking, and particularly the role power plays, and really leaned into the link between trusted professions and power in this context. Beyond that, some strong threads around friendship, family, love, and people who have experienced pain figuring things out together. Also a powerful story about the choice to heal others when one’s healing one’s own trauma, which is a beautiful thing. 

I woke up in the middle of the night, started reading, and read through the sunrise and my alarm, so safe to say it was a compelling story I didn’t want to put down. 

What’s keeping me from 5 stars is that there were a few errors that pulled me out of the story on occasion. In my opinion, they were far outweighed by the compelling story, but I know that can really be off putting for some folks so sharing it upfront. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Death of parent