Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Idealne dziecko by Lucinda Berry

51 reviews

katyinscrubs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I was expecting some twist or something exciting at the end and it just wasn’t there. I feel like the author could’ve done so much more with the ending and it was kinda just blah. Like, there was a feeling of this huge build-up that something was coming throughout the whole story and then the book kinda just ended. It kept my attention all the way though and I was just very let down. It would be hard for me to recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

lassossa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

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

ashielovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This might just be the most disturbing book I've ever read, or the most disturbed I've ever been and I've read a lot of disturbing books, but this just tops it in a very weird way. I just wanted to read a thriller... I'm gonna take a breather and read and watch some fluffy stuff, cause my last read was also very disturbing...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

alexandraloveee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

charp162's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

thatnewbooksmell's review against another edition

dark medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Abandonment

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

astralfeline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really enjoyed this book. It was disturbing in a way that I haven't seen in other books (though I haven't read a ton of thriller so idk if thats just my experience). Also listened to the audiobook as I read and the narrators did a great job. It definitely kept me engaged and I didn't want to put it down. I was a bit disappointed with the ending because it felt a little anti-climactic though, it felt like it didn't really have closure in the story it just sort of ended so Idk how to feel about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Vomit

lish02's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail