Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Rose Code, by Kate Quinn

7 reviews

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kate Quinn DOES NOT MISS! So far, she is one of my favourite authors. She has such an engaging writing style and I have a real soft spot for historical fiction so her stuff is right up my alley, though I was a bit worried when I saw that prince Philip was a love interest in this one, haha. Seriously did not disappoint, I will definitely be reading the rest of her books. I loved Mab, and I think she is one of the best characters in the book. I really felt her pain and wanted to beat up the ones who hurt her. I really recommend this book, but be sure to check the triggers!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Torture, and War

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing

annaledbetter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

So good!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Vomit

luvhate21's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

bookiemonster's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Vomit, Rape, Mental illness, and Cursing

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

liteartha's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

this was a bit of a disappointment. i'll start by saying that i've read and enjoyed kate quinn's books in the past and do think she's a remarkably skilled voice in historical fiction, but this one missed the mark for me.

despite excellent narration from saskia maarleveld, the 15+ hour audiobook (over 650 pages) felt excessively long and it was a challenge to stay invested at times. the three leads were all interesting and distinct characters, but i didn't feel like their relationships were well enough developed over the course of the story. i was most interested in the code breaking and interpersonal dynamics between the three main characters, both of which were certainly featured, but for a book of this length, i'd have liked more exploration of both.

my interest in this book also suffered dramatically for it having included prince philip as a prominent love interest, which felt entirely unnecessary to the plot and distracted me greatly throughout. i truly can't see the point of it.

thank you to netgalley and harper audio for providing this advance copy of the audiobook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit