Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

22 reviews

ra3_0f_sunsh1n3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely loved the book. I love the detailed descriptions of the locations and fashion of the characters. The hint of taboo underlining the plot makes for a delicious read. I found the ending to feel a bit clunky. It almost seemed as if there were 2 endings, each shoved before a short "to be continued" chapter. The book brought back memories of reading Balli Kaur Jaswal's 'Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows' with their feeling of hushed naughtiness.
Alka Joshi's characters are very well balanced with colorful histories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Child death and Blood

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful slow-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: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Colonisation, Medical content, and Vomit

spongebobbiii's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abortion, Infertility, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Islamophobia, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sarahaf712's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Racial slurs

Content warnings: victim blaming; sex work

annaledbetter's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, and Child death

the_savannahhumphrey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Abandonment, Grief, and Racism

zakyya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

gailcooksandreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit