Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

3 reviews

lucyrosemack's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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

this book was so fun to read! i looked forward to picking it up every day and i would give play by plays to friends about what was going on in the story. i love the characters, was genuinely creeped out several times, and i wish i could go back and read it all again right now for the first time. im glad i had a pen to take notes as i read because there were so many moments i would have to turn back to, adjust my point of view, etc., and my book is full of (mostly false) predictions for the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Minor: Gore, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Car accident

mallory10100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

oh my god i loved this book so much, what a creative story. i LOVED how gay it was 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual violence, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

i highly recommend reading this :) at the start i was overwhelmed at the size of it, but it’s very much necessary for this story

isnotacrayon's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug use and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Fatphobia and Dementia