Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

61 reviews

sydney2020's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: War and Child death

karisjmadison's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

callikat's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

What a sweet, sad book! Definitely would have liked more backstory on some characters, but it was definitely an enjoyable read. The writing isn't too dense and the plot is pretty straightforward, which makes this a good quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Miscarriage

melissamaee_'s review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Miscarriage

udari's review against another edition

emotional sad 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: Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood, War, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

maya_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Xenophobia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Pregnancy

old_murr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

I was captivated and devastated by this book, including the characters and the plot. I didn’t want it to end but the resolution couldn’t get there soon enough. I kept finding myself asking the characters “what were  you thinking?!?” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: War

ceaselesslyintothebooks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping

lavenderbluestories's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: War

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I think the book had a great set up, and the characters were compelling at first  with complicated feelings, motives, and pasts...until second half/last third. A book disappoints me most when the ending is super rushed and doesn't make any sense with where the characters are. The ending was incredibly anticlimactic after an initially fascinating build up. 

Spoilers:

After having to give up Lucy, there was no reason to keep Tom and Isabel together. There was irreparable harm done. And if they were married 30 more years, then it would've been nice to see them heal and grow together instead of literally ending it with: "And then Isabel died before Lucy got the chance to see her again, but that's life." 

And why didn't we then get to see Hannah grow and heal? Why didn't we get to see Lucy learn to love her birth mother?</spoilers>

I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're content with only 80% of a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship