Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

52 reviews

sib_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An compelling story of fast and passionate love between two people who are so different yet so similar in so many ways.
  
Cleo meets Frank New Year's eve, by June they are married for the wrong and right reasons. This is their story, and the story of the people that are affected by their actions.
  
I fell in love with this book in the first chapter. The characters are real and raw with flaws, fights, and situations that just seem normal.
  
Cleopatra and Frankenstein explores the complexity of being a person with flaws, being in love, lust & marriage when your life before 'This Person' is messy at best.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief

Minor: Abandonment