Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Village Healer's Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts

4 reviews

justinenoon82's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Excrement, Abortion, and Death of parent

This book contains detailed descriptions of 17th-century herbal remedies and healing practices.

The plot involves a murder victim with strange symbols carved into their body, which may be disturbing for some readers. The protagonist faces intense persecution and threats to her life due to accusations of witchcraft.

bookrecsplease's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

Typically for me, with a historical fiction set so long ago, I feel distant from the narrative and find it difficult to really connect with the characters as if they were real people. But with this book, I was immediately drawn in and everything was written so accessibly that I was perfectly immersed in the story!

The story really naturally grows outward from the initial witch hunt scare, building in really unexpected ways.
I do wish certain ideas and the romantic relationship were explored a bit more, but the book didn’t come across as trying to be super deep, which makes me really not mind that lack of expansion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dcm7918's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ranasun's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault