Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

18 reviews

qupcns's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

emily_beth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful. Magical. I LOVED reading this book. I got goosebumps reading the very magical moments. I felt lost when I finished it. I wish I could read it for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

dallizzle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and War

eloquentmuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this book. Listened to it as an audiobook via Hoopla. 

This is a mostly realistic story with fantastical elements. It takes part in two time periods: 1940s with Opaline and modern day with Henry and Martha. 

A mysterious bookshop that appears and disappears as it wills is at the center of everyone’s adventures. A tree is growing at its center. Strange events, “coincidences”, and possible spirits surround this shop. It’s almost as if the bookshop is alive and guiding these people through life and toward fulfillment, wisdom, and love.

This novel has the potential to reach 5 stars for its timeless lessons and relatable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kay_chan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

1.5

Based on the synopsis, this book was so disappointing. I was expecting a historical fiction with whimsical elements to it. What I got was 90% women's trauma, a sprinkling of magical element that wasn't explained whatsoever, and a hint of historical element when it pertains to classic books and their authors. 

I almost dnf'd this book three or four times because the topics are dark and not developed well within the characters. It was shock value for me because I wasn't expecting it and even though I managed to finish it to get to the kind of "HEA", I don't think it was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: War

tnm94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence and War

town_scar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

Docked a star because the timey-wimey stuff got to be hard to follow. I found the end very confusing and hard to follow. I did read this while actively traveling in Dublin so its possible my travel brain made it harder to follow along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, and War

felska's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jijirich's review against another edition

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

2.75

Based on the cover and title (specifically the Amazon Kindle title which called the book "charming and uplifting"), I expected a cozy novel. The mystery aspects were fun, but I wasn't prepared for graphic violence against women. I rated it as highly as I did because I think if my expectations were different, I would have liked it more, but even still the characters felt flat and the plot had several gaping chasms.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment