Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

3 reviews

tamara_joy's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Death, Deportation, Grief, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Rape, Child death, and Cancer

pvbobrien's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Terminal illness, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Rape

btrz7's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Animal death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness