Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Confession by Jessie Burton

8 reviews

oceans_hannah's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

Absolutely adored this audiobook. Loved how the story was split across two time periods and particuarly enjoyed the development of Connie and Rose's relationship. Can't wait to read more of Jessie Burton's work.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

zara89's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Lesbophobia

anka_not_anchor's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.5

A beautiful and emotional book that discusses so many complicated aspects of womanhood. I loved it except for towards the end - some of the text felt a little cliche. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

2.0

Finished reading: May 16th 2023

WARNING: guess what?! It's another unpopular opinion!

Right... I already feared this was going to happen to be honest. Slower stories haven't really worked for me lately, and I had my doubts if I was going to be in the mood for The Confession. My TBR jar decided it was time for me to finally read it back in February, and I've been posponing it ever since... This is in fact the third time I tried starting it, which is never a good sign I guess. That said, the slower pace wasn't my main issue with this book. Between the cringeworthy writing ("her cunt a warm coal"; WTF?!), the tone being way too pretentious, the weak character development, the unlikeable characters and my general lack of interest in how the story would develop, I had a very hard time convincing myself to keep reading. In fact, I started skimreading quite early on, and I truly wish I had just DNFed it instead. I hated that the women seemed to be defined by their ability to have children, and the feminism incorporated into the plot didn't feel genuine. The male characters hardly had any development at all, and the female characters were simply maddening. Guess who truly didn't agree with her TBR jar this time around? Most people do seem to enjoy this one though, so it might just be that Jessie Burton's writing simply isn't for me anymore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Infertility, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

andreapap15's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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

3.75

Enveloped in Burton's beautiful prose, a deep dive into parental abandonment, and what it does to a child growing up without a mother. A feminist novel about motherhood, and what defines a woman. Filled with complicated relationships and believable characters (minus the men). Oh and it's sapphic! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Abortion

Moderate: Abandonment and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

chloleighton's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Abortion, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

radella_hardwick's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

There is simply nothing wrong with this book.

I love that Burton confounds our expectations of how a book like this will end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

lottelow's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Mental illness