Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert

50 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

More character-driven than its predecessor, this monster-lover story is a heartfelt tale about moving forward from grief (whether it be through death or parental neglect/abuse), finding love for yourself while finding the right partner in the process, and lots of saucy times with tentacles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and War

Be aware that this text tackles low self-worth, emotional abuse from previous relationships, putting up walls to avoid getting hurt again, body-negativity due to low self-esteem, the loss of a spouse, the paralysis of grief, self-gaslighting, fear of abandonment, contracts with demons, love slaves, and recovering from an abortion.

kyriannaj's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

casdelvo's review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

xxkatastrophe's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and War

giasbookhaven's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

Ehhhh. I want to know more about these demon contracts but I found the FMC in this book to be over the top. I know she had insecurities and was traumatized but her expecting to be treated a certain way did not measures up how she acted to make things worse in my opinion. I know character flaws are important for growth but the MMC's character arc was handled better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

The author's website has a complete list of content warnings and tags describing the romance/sex in the book.

graceheartsbooks's review

4.75

Wow. I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. Catalina and Thane were such interesting characters and I loved getting to see them navigating a relationship together. I especially appreciate how this book discussed self esteem and grief as it’s two subjects I’m intimately aware of. It broke my heart to hear Catalina dismiss all the hardships she had gone through—how no one in her life thought she was good enough or worthy just by being herself. But that made her coming to realization that she is a person that should be valued was even sweeter. I also loved how Thane’s grief over his husband was discussed. Grief is ever present, ever changing but it doesn’t stop anybody from moving forward and continuing to love—even knowing that they may continue to love the person that they lost…I just completely adored this book. I took a short break to have dinner but was hooked the whole way through❣️

Also bonus points for this book being pro-choice and actually allowing a childless character to not want kids. It feels like a lot of romance novels have pregnancy be the end all be all even for characters that declare they don’t want children which to me, as a sex repulsed asexual who wants to adopt children, I find it particularly insulting. So this was such a breath of fresh air!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, and War

doahdancer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

tamaraloraine89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoy Katee Roberts books,  this one is no different. I love the respect of her choices. Trigger warning unwanted accidental pregnancy and abortion, but all parties involved are supportive of her choice and she is not forced or coerced in any direction,  nor is there a narrative of what others think should happen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

lazy_raven's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Its ok. Lots of abandonment and neglect. Smit scenes were ok, not her best work 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion