Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

38 reviews

theteaisaddictive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The Mercies impresses on multiple levels, including mob psychology, the reasoning behind witch hunts, the inclusion of queer women, and

killing an abusive husband

. Where it loses me is the resolution -- it really feels like this could have used another 5-10 pages to give the ending some more emotional closure. As it was, I felt as if the denouement came a little too quickly for my liking. Overall, however, I really enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage

amanda_hook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death

kayesomething's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexual content, Child death, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

samu's review

dark emotional relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

“Did you find the characters loveable?” This question is horrible for me in this case because this novel has some of the characters I’ve appreciated most in my life, but also the character I’ve hated the most in my entire life as a reader, so… No matter what, though, this is 110% a new favourite of mine! I love love love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Colonisation

iridium's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A lot of descriptions of nature, home and hearth. Personally this is everything I want out of a witch-hunt narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

maggiepiercy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

jowmy4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

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