Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Girl from Rawblood by Catriona Ward

7 reviews

elle_e_d_light's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Definitely not Ward's strongest, but it's an alright debut novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, and War

caitsidhe'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

God, what a book. I love a gothic, and this is an amazing gothic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

thetruthatallhazards's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility

wreathedinviolets's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

I was confused by the format. The constant switching of pov was an odd choice that didn’t allow me to connect with any of the characters. It felt like the characters were just there to provide exposition instead of their specific perspectives. I wasn’t sure why there was so much focus on the experiments Charles and Alonso did when every other past character only got a chapter or so. The story itself was definitely interesting but I think it would better suit a different method of narration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

emcfeely's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

lisa_setepenre's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide