Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Idealne dziecko by Lucinda Berry

50 reviews

everleighrose5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I'm only giving it a 3 because I enjoyed her writing style. I HATED being left without any answers. I'd really love to see a second book or even a trilogy come out of this. 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

diannasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

I found Christopher irritating. He was so blind when it came to Janie. This book was so frustrating. And what even was that ending? Where is the rest???

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aj8915's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was…not what I expected to get into. I went in blind as I do with so many books and it was so good! I enjoyed the character development and the different perspectives throughout the book keep you guessing. If you are looking for a book to convince someone to *NOT* adopt or foster kids, this is the book for you. There are a lot of content warnings with this one, a few that I did not expect. I actually had to put this book down several times while reading because it got too graphic for me( which says a lot!!). I would read anything Lucinda berry writes as she perfectly captures psychological trauma  in all of her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

nicolecoyle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

robbins_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

nee_shelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

hollyyym's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I therefore conclude that Janie, the sociopathic 6-year-old child, was not the red flag: Christopher was.

Christopher was the dumbest male character I have ever read about. He infuriated me immensely. He was not thinking. He was purely foolish. And he is an orthopedic surgeon?! Come on. Where did his brain go? I cannot count how many times I gritted my teeth due to his stupidity.

Hannah deserved a better husband, because let's face it: Christopher didn't deserve Hannah. It just so happened that the one involved was a child, but if Christopher was attached to another woman his age, I am 100% certain he would have an affair and gaslight Hannah once she confronted him.

As for Janie, she was a mere child dealing with immense trauma. She needed more guidance. Hannah did her best, but Christopher, in his ignorance, continually interfered. He believed he was acting in Janie's best interest, but in reality, his actions exacerbated her condition. Such a pitiful child.

And Hannah... dear Hannah. I'm deeply sorry for the hardships you endured due to your foolish husband. You sought what was best for Janie, exerted every effort to assist her, but your husband chose not to support you or be part of your team. I hope you lead a fulfilling life, and I hope you permanently part ways with your husband. He's not the right man for you. His ability to reason is completely lacking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy