Reviews

Magpie by Elizabeth Day

clcw's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

fraggle1982's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

katie_hill22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

trak17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

lorna1003's review against another edition

4.0

Such a brilliant story of fertility with a brilliant plot twist

jessicapolson's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

lipglosslezza's review against another edition

2.0

I saw people raving over this book so picked it up and was really enjoying it until the twist: the main character is a violent schizophrenic. Psychosis as the plot twist felt lazy, and the entire book felt like it was perpetuating stereotypes around a hugely stigmatised mental illness.

rosegoldeva's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

bustsandbooks's review against another edition

challenging

3.0

genthebookworm's review against another edition

2.0

Magpie certainly has an interesting premise and I was quite intrigued until the midway point when the book just took a turn I was not expecting. Unfortunately this one just didn't work for me as a reader. Some of the wording felt problematic and some of the cliches just felt like too much. I appreciate having the opportunity to read and share my thoughts about this book, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you to Simon and Schuster for my gifted copy.