Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Tam, gdzie las spotyka się z niebem by Glendy Vanderah

8 reviews

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Cancer, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Where the Forest Meets the Stars is the a wonderfully safe read. If you’re in the mood for something full of hope, found family and trauma-recovery this is the book for  you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

lorees_reading_nook's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

3.25

Joanna Teale is recovering from breast cancer and the death of her mother and is determined to prove that these two events have not broken her by conducting research on nesting birds in rural Illinois. It is an isolated location and her nearest neighbour is a reclusive young man named Gabriel Nash who has problems of his own. Both their solitary routines are disrupted by a mysterious girl, barefoot and covered in bruises, who claims to have been sent from the stars.

I have to admit that I feel rather ambivalent about this book. Initially I was totally invested in the story about an alien being who is sent to Earth to witness five miracles. But although the narrative initially progressed at a relatively fast pace, I thought that it got bogged down in the middle with too much repetition and the ending was rather too abrupt and a bit of an anti-climax. I was expecting magic or at least something out of the ordinary but it's not what I got.
Jo is a likable character and Gabriel grows on you but the dynamics between the two felt rather predictable and strained.  There is minimal character development and some things really jarred. A lot of the dialogue felt flat and, in the end, all the loose ends were tied up together so nicely and there were so  many happy coincidences and changes of heart, that the whole story felt rather contrived.

I have to admit that I do have rather high expectations of books these days. I want them to move me, challenge me or blow me away. This book didn't do any of these things. However it's a great book to read if you're in the mood for something light and I think that it will be appreciated much more by young adult readers or mature teenagers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Cancer

Moderate: Medical trauma and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Child abuse

niita's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

So its ok.... Nothing specular. I like the relationship between Jo and Ursa. Jo realized she couldn't live without her. It was sweet. I kinda wished the romance between Jo and Gabriel developed a bit more... 🤷🏾

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and Medical trauma

martynelson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

plutotoujors's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Cancer, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

ashley_books_cats_judo's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

cd87's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness and Cancer

Minor: Ableism and Sexual content