Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

65 reviews

on_your_raedar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The way I loved every second of this book. No spoilers but I actually really loved the ending. Seems to be a heated topic in the reviews but it really worked for me. This is the 3rd book I’ve read by TDJ and she is officially a read without question author of mine. Do be mindful of trigger warnings though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child death, Bullying, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment

manonschuur's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense

3.0

Ik ben iets te verward om een goede review te geven. Ik haat het echt als je bijna 400 pagina's leest en ik weet niet of het aan mij ligt, maar je weet nog steeds niet wat er nou precies gebeurd is de avond van de dood van Alyssa want de 'smoking gun' is nooit vrijgegeven. 

Buiten dat om vond ik het wel een heel interessant boek om te lezen. Er wordt goed weergegeven hoe de opvoeding en het gedrag van ouders kan zorgen dat een kind dingen doet die niet horen. Het legal system in Amerika wordt ook goed weergegeven en het is absurd dat een kind zo gemakkelijk terecht kan staan voor iets waar ze niet genoeg onderzoek voor gedaan hebben. Helaas gebeurd dit in het echte leven ook. 

Ben het gewoon alleen niet helemaal eens over het verloop van het verhaal want ik jammer vind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Murder, and Torture

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

tbell0211's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Twisted up, but too conveniently packaged at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Sexual content, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

mapleleaf_rag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Loved this book right until the little bit, and then hated it! The „twist“ was so infuriating! Good righting and good plot, got me hooked right From the start, but the twist just felt cheap and not well thought out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, and Alcoholism

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abortion, Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Dementia

hapikohw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

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

4.0

This book was so heavy, it's funny that Push was referenced though Mary couldn't see why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

This is probably my favorite Tiffany D. Jackson so far and it makes me really excited for The Weight of Blood! Mary is such an interesting character to follow and her experiences with her abusive mother, the criminal justice system and foster care are important and poignantly written. I wasn't crazy about the final twist but it was decent and I didn't see it coming. The mystery was really gripping throughout, I was so interested to find out what happened. Mary's voice is just super distinct and well developed and therefore I felt really connected to her character. My ranking of Tiffany D. Jackson books as of now: Allegedly, White Smoke, Monday's Not Coming, Grown. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Suicide attempt

abbie_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

This is the perfect kind of book to listen to! So intense and keeps you guessing right until the end. And performed by the wonderful Bahni Turpin 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Child death

callikat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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? Yes

3.75

Wow what a rollercoaster! I love how complex all of the characters are, it really breaks you out of the mold thinking that a character is 100% guilty or innocent. I feel like it's really hard to get into the mindset (especially first person) of someone who has been so traumatized and abused, but she did an excellent job. You can really tell when there are holes in Mary's memory, and things that she doesn't fully understand/refuses to accept. I feel like it ended kind of abruptly, I would have liked more of a build-up before the crazy ending, but still a really good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racism and Pedophilia