enchanted_reader32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Thank you to @jonathanballpublishers for the gifted copy!
Miranda is a woman in pain. She was an actress who fell off of the stage and is now permanently damaged. Her career as an actress was gone and there was a constant ache in her leg, hip and back. Then she meets three men who give her the power to transfer her pain onto someone else.Β
This woman was unhinged in a Macbeth kind of way. None of the story made sense to me and I was left wondering what exactly I had just read at the end. This is neither a light read nor a good one and I was very disappointed that I had spent six days to finish it.
I saw that some folks gave this book 4 β 5 stars and Iβm happy that they could understand the story but I was lost (and a little grossed out, to be honest). Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this story and Iβm sorry to say that I wouldnβt recommend it.
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Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
inkstutter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
itisnatal's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Gaslighting
danidamico's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Esta novela tiene varios elementos que me gustan: una protagonista que estΓ‘ en una situaciΓ³n lΓmite, o como se le dice ahora, unhinged woman; una narradora poco confiable, un elemento fantΓ‘stico oscuro y perturbador que irrumpe en la realidad, humor tragicΓ³mico. El estilo de Awad me fascinΓ³, tiene una cualidad hipnotizante que te mete por completo en ese estado de extraΓ±amiento de la narraciΓ³n, como un limbo entre el sueΓ±o y el despertar. Por momentos tiene algo vertiginoso, vinculado al peligro de lo que en cualquier momento puede perder el control y explotar.
La ΓΊnica razΓ³n por la cual no llega a las cinco estrellas es que no me convenciΓ³ del todo el final. Si bien parece un final redondito en el que cierra todo, para mΓ faltΓ³ impacto. Se desinfla, no se arriesga a mantener el tono del resto del libro. Creo que por ese motivo tampoco logrΓ³ emocionarme tanto como habrΓa podido. Pero como ya dije, de todos modos me encantΓ³ y tengo muchas ganas de leer Rouge, la prΓ³xima novela de Awad, y tambiΓ©n Bunny, por quΓ© no.Β
Graphic: Chronic illness, Ableism, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Suicidal thoughts
bloomed's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
For any fans of character studies, Shakespeare, and darker stories, I would 100000% recommend.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical content, Abandonment, Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
coffeecass's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Ableism
Moderate: Blood and Suicidal thoughts
reggiethebird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Drug use, Alcohol, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Ableism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
jillgoober's review
- 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
3.25
Good chunks of this book were what I imagine an ecstasy trip would feel like. Miranda, our protagonist, has chronic pain that it seems everyone thinks she could simply will away if she wasn't so set on being miserable. This book is a solid commentary on how society and doctors especially don't take female pain seriously. However, the book takes a turn into magical realism territory when three strange men appear (Macbeth's witches?) to "help" her. This is where the whole "ecstasy trip" thing starts to ramp up. In addition, the ending was very open-ended and a little confusing which was probably the point but just wasn't for me personally. However, I always have to give points to a book for having theatre references.
If you enjoy reading books that are a bit outside the norm, character-driven, and have unresolved endings, you would probably enjoy this more than I did.
Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Blood and Suicidal thoughts