lyfeistrip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Death
jra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Abandonment
cady_sass's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
sharlapeggy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Drug use, Infertility, and Animal death
eesti23's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
"I swear and promise before god, author and creator of all things...Never to teach ungrateful persons or fools the secrets and mysteries of the trade...Never to divulge the secrets confided to me...Never to administer poisons...To disavow and shun as a pestilence the scandalous and pernicious practices of quacks, empirics and alchemists...And to keep no stale or bad drug in my shop. May god continue to bless me so long as I continue to obey these things!" -- Ancient Apothecary's Oath
"I mean that you can be anything you want in London."
"You are not searching for a thing so much as you are searching for an inconsistency of things, or an absence."
What a great surprise The Lost Apothecary ended up being. Not only was the cover beautiful, but the story inside was wonderful as well. Three points of view, two set in the same time period and the third much later. However the symbolism and storyline regularly knit through each other. Plus there was a map at the beginning and books with maps are always extra special. :-) Had me wanting to open an apothecary!
Graphic: Murder, Miscarriage, and Suicide
Moderate: Abandonment and Infertility
becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Child death, Classism, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Vomit
Minor: Abandonment
ladygoodgreen's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Abandonment, and Death
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Classism
Poisoning, death of a spouselestatsoul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia
Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Child death
cptnstphy's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Abandonment
Minor: Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism