Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

6 reviews

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I really loved the ending of this one, but I have to admit that I got super confused about all the different timelines and characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

gtrembles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

infinitejess's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Thoroughly enjoyed this read! There was some truly beautiful and thoughtful writing, and the storyline held my interest. 

It may have been a tad bit long and there were a few loose ends

(like what was the point of making Linus such a creepy brother/old man? I didn’t fully understand where she was going with that. If it was just to have a receive to get Eliza back at Blackhurst, I feel like she could have gone about it differently)

, but the ending was still super solid. 

I can’t wait to read more by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Murder, and War

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

naye's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

1.5

There's no mystery in a book where the reader always knows more than the characters, and it's deeply frustrating to experience the same events over and over again from different POVs, already knowing the outcome. The audiobook was very well narrated though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder