Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Promising Young Women by Caroline O'Donoghue

6 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gore, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

emmagalt's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is brilliantly written.  It felt like a really authentic space in a woman's brain. Unbelievably frustrating at times, but that added to the honesty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexism

e11en's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Pregnancy

maartabarrales's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

If my flight had been longer, I would have read it all in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Pregnancy

bethanstanleyy's review

emotional inspiring tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Infertility

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Abandonment