Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

46 reviews

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Abortion

dishajetly_123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

svnsn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was very tell don't show

basically all the characters were unlikeable, the main characters especially so. the relationships were also exhausting to read.

the mystery was intriguing up to the conclusion, which seemed to be coming out of nowhere sort of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

eavaneboland's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kaitlyn_mc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

courtfoster's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

lizjellig's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Blood and Abortion

amandalachelle's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

olivesnook33's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I was definitely expecting something different from this book. The description, and even the cover, had me thinking that I was going to be in for a non-stop thrill ride full of mystery and suspense. The opening chapter delivered that but then there was, and were repeated stretches, where it felt as though nothing was really happening. Elin could have been such a compelling character if only one of the two tragedies that were constantly plaguing her was the issue. And she might grow and become who I was envisioning her to be by the end of this book over the course of the next book so I will hold out judgment on her until I see how things play out.

Pearse constructed a tight narrative, she brought the setting to life, her ideas about the plot were great and her use of red herrings was great. That being said, I felt like there was too much happening. For me, when that happens, I tend to not feel that the stakes are high, I feel like some things *have* to be resolved before the final act or the big reveal so I know that there will be yet another lull and those lulls, for me, made me find the book likable but not lovable.   

The "mysterious ending," did perk me up a little bit and I'm hopeful that the next book in the series will make me love Elin and be a little smoother in terms of story and plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

toriirons's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault