Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

4 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Uncomfortable and cringey. Not just problematic but also poorly written with unlikeable characters and terrible dialogue. I came very close to DNF'ing but I'm stubborn.

Can't for the life of me figure out how any of this got approved, but I suspect it's yet another novel where readers are just not bothered by sexual violence and breeches of consent as long as they're being committed by a female character. Disturbing.

Also not sure why the author chose to write this pseudo-historical fiction in which not a single character acts appropriately for the Georgian setting. Just do a modern retelling then?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, and Death

Minor: Stalking, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Theft/sale and mutilation of corpses. Complete disregard for consent. Objectification of bodies. Dehumanization and human chattel/pet vibes.

sadiejericho's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Love Sally Thorne. This was a big swing for the fences and I really appreciate authors who take risks. Rarely while reading romance am I unsure of how things will turn out. I wasn’t really able to connect with the main characters enough to feel the usual investment in their love story, but the plot had enough going for it and there were enough entertaining side characters to keep me invested. Not for everyone and if you’re a usual Sally reader it’s not like anything she’s done before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Pregnancy

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

I have this ongoing problem with Sally Thorne books where there's so much dialogue that I can't actually keep track of where the characters are and what's going on in the scene. It worked in The Hating Game, but both this and 99 Percent Mine I kept losing track of what was going on at any giving time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent