Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

15 reviews

lelekochka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Rape, Grief, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Genocide, Torture, and Kidnapping

mothmans_secretary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Grief, Torture, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

shalladin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction and War

laneys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Child death, and Chronic illness

carma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma, Gore, Slavery, Gun violence, Death, and Murder

yollie183's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Addiction, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Child abuse, and Blood

cleo_wylde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

eveleam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

This one made me cry but I grew to be so attached to all the characters and I wish I could read this and Six of Crows for the first time again. GO READ IT!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, and Violence

ananyareadsbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

many tears were spilled. happy tears? sad tears? you'll never know. just tears. tears and tears and more tears.

I NEED THE THIRD BOOK 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

elthechameleon's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is easy to get lost in. It has the classic found family trope, but the plot twists are so well structured and planned that it keeps you on your toes the entire story.

Spoiler

Matthias’ death was crushing, but does this promise to change drüskelle ways mean another book for Nina? Or another book for Inej and Kaz finally taking down slavers and swindlers? And how incredible to see the fearless couple develop so thoughtfully, carefully…the ending with Inej threatening Pekka and Kaz finding her parents reminded me that these two always find small ways to show love, even if the other doesn’t know it.

The overarching narrative of struggle and sins was artfully done. The investigating quotation is: How does one forgive after such acts? A good takeaway message with thrills and adventures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism