Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

98 reviews

selenatothemax's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Classism

Minor: Vomit

juliaximena's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol

b_silver's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Intrigued from the moment I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. By the end I was sobbing, a mix of grief and joy.  Sometimes the character’s motivations were not exactly clear, but I still found them very likable and relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

laurataylor's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Abortion

buckaroo97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

disquiet's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Misogyny, Grief, and Death of parent

kbairbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I swear I have been reading so many dark books recently and it’s messing with me a little bit so I’m gonna try and pick up some lighter things for a little bit to lift me out of this mood. This story was told from three different perspectives and had three different narrators and I enjoyed that it was a dark feminist dual timeline story about betrayal and murder and coming to terms with Feelings and the important things in life and the people that matter but also damn that plot twist at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

alecrigdon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Abortion

justineboots's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

Just before picking this up, I saw a booktuber I trust describe this as disappointing. I decided to pick it up anyway but I’m now inclined to agree.

The booktuber said, and I agree, that the modern chapters were the weakest. Overall, I found Caroline a sympathetic character, especially having escaped an emotionally abusive and controlling relationship myself. 

However, I guess I wanted more from her character development. While her internalized victim-blaming is understandable, I would have wanted to see more of her growth past it. Instead it felt like all her realizations happened in the last couple chapters instead of being a slow unfolding over the course of the story. 

The story should also carry several trigger warnings. 

So far this is the lowest rated book I’ve had this year and I’m pretty disappointed I let it put me in a reading slump. 

3.5 here, 3 on Goodreads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity

evilyn's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Abortion