Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

2 reviews

bookishgoob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was really excited for this book, and it felt disappointing. i went into it with an idea of dark academia and left with gothic horror, which i guess you could say are similar. I wasn’t expecting a gothic horror, i was expecting a dark academia mystery. this book was slightly confusing at times, with an unreliable narrator. that can be great, because you never know what’s true but if done poorly, it can be confusing, hard to read, and not enjoyable. this teetered the line of poorly written and well written. having lgbt characters at the forefront was nice and the atmosphere was awesome. i was not expecting the animal death scene and that was kind of triggering for me. all around it felt like it lacked something. i’m glad i read it and it feels like a nice introduction to gothic horror but it also feels like you’re not missing much if you skip it. i gave it a 3.5 because the atmosphere was just really great and i did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Outing, and Abandonment

luxvestravitae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail