Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

67 reviews

ossington's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Abortion

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really interesting murder mystery. I didn’t know the bad guy until it was revealed and honestly hadn’t even considered the culprit for that role. I couldn’t put this one down — stayed up til the wee hours reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ambersbooksandbakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

iamkatebwhite's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Medical trauma, and Murder

stephtoriz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was so confused by the ending or the epilogue </ spoiler > I thought they saw that Laure was the one who pushed her into the plunge pool which still doesn’t make sense if she was in hiding .. so this man that’s stalking her ? He did it ? Idk 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

magical_mads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

The characters were very unlikable and frustrating. There were at least four or five plot twists within the last 100 pages. The motivations behind the murders made no sense. And then there was a feminist twist thrown in at the very end so that the author could make some social commentary or some thing, which was handled very poorly (in my opinion). I’m so disappointed because this kind of premise/commentary is 100% sent the thing that I normally go for. But this book is a no for me.

Also, I hated how in the topic of rape was treated in this book. It felt like it was shoved in as a last minute plot twist. It should never be treated like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, and Stalking

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahloveslit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent

madlain's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Torture, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness