Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

16 reviews

heytherekaity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Holy. Fucking. Shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicide, Confinement, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Torture

eveeneman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Vomit

amchwa's review

dark

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Medical trauma

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

I picked up this thriller because I love Wrobel's other novel This Might Hurt. Darling Rose Gold didn't feel as strong to me. It was alright, but it was lacking the clever touches that made her other work really stand out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Vomit

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Stalking, Cancer, and Pregnancy

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Suicide, Vomit, Cancer, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic friendship, Medical content, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Cursing

larainsidebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Kidnapping and Toxic relationship

becksreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt