Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Killingly by Katharine Beutner

7 reviews

thatchickengirl23's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

korikam's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Incest, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

cherry_lake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This is not a genre I normally read. But I was fully caught by the story pretty early in.

Things I loved:
- The prose!! The descriptions! The metaphors.
- the slow burn mystery and trickle of new revelations
- the impossible way that the author handled some of the heaviest topics in a way that did not feel gratuitous but had an equally mundane and otherworldly quality.
- the characters were so good.

This book is slow paced! Not for those who want action or constant answers. Also could be extremely triggering, as it depicts a lot of shitty stuff. 

I didn’t find out until after that it was based on true facts around a missing person case. It certainly answered some of my questions, namely, how was that short story written!? But anyway so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

meminger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

himpersonal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

Such a huge disappointment. Being a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, I was really looking forward to this book. The only thing I got out of it was nostalgia for my days on campus. Poorly written, boring, boring, and boring. The author used the premise of a real disappearance as a platform for superficial feminist  topics. Would’ve been better as a real crime story than an historical recreation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

angleslist's review against another edition

dark mysterious

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Body horror, Suicide, and Blood

raychelbennet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol