Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

1 review

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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