Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

16 reviews

lizzielove2016's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was kind of a mess. While I can appreciate that mixed media format can be a little confusing at times, this book was just a whole lot of what the heck is happening and why is it happening. My rating is this high mostly because of the parts that were more so a mystery and how the format was. I feel like you couldn't get a chance to get to know the characters because we kept bouncing around so much. Having this many characters in one book also made it so confusing. I would also like to say that the plot "twists" aren't very shocking at all. I would say if you've read a lot of thrillers/mysteries, maybe just skip this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

alisonannk's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement

victoria_vnh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Medical trauma

clairew97's review against another edition

dark slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

bexh's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

gwen87's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Mental illness