Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

4 reviews

banerner's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Miscarriage

Moderate: Racism and Abortion

Minor: Abandonment and Vomit

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Ableism, Violence, Rape, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

ebonyrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Milk Blood Heat is a phenomenal collection of stories. The writing is sharp, visceral, evocative. The stories are varied, but they all pulse with life and emotion. I really enjoyed this and cannot wait to read more from Dantiel Moniz in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, and Drug use