Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan

15 reviews

char_a_lot_te's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

okay i think its a liiiiittle too on the nose in my opinion, but its still an interesting horror anthology exploring anxieties relating to domestic life and queerness.. and the prose is wonderful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Toxic friendship

becknatale's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Some bangers (exquisite corpse) but many of the short stories were too vague to have a major impact on me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Eerie and original. I think this is the strongest collection of short stories I’ve read, none of them were flops really. The final story was definitely the most realistic, and that made it the most horrific story of all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kathleenwho's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, and Rape

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I don't read a lot of horror but enjoyed most of the short stories in this collection.

Mildly unsettling to deeply disturbing, some interesting themes, and centered around female and queer characters. 

The short interludes between chapters were interesting too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Pregnancy

mnatale100's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death of parent

wwweronka's review

dark fast-paced

4.0

I resonated with many of the stories, I didn't understand some, I'd love to talk about many of them just to see how other people read them. But I enjoyed (I'm not sure if that's the correct word for disturbing stories that are kind of true if you take away the horror) all of them. 

It's a book I'll probably return to at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual violence

katarina_kirishiki's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I enjoyed most of the short stories in this book quite a lot. 

It is filled with very tense short stories who perfectly fit into the horror genre. Some are very uncomfortable to read, and I'd say check some reviews and trigger warnings before reading. But I think horror readers will quite enjoy this collection of short stories.

I especially enjoyed the folklore and mythical aspects in a lot of the stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship