Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

250 reviews

tm400's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

really liked this! it was a pretty typical epic story of a ragtag group of people (and animals) on a big journey for a common goal. i loved the end goal of their trip and how it all unraveled. it was a little darker than i expected but in a positive way! i wish we had a little more happen between marra and fenris but it was a great story. giving this 4/5 stars! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

rhia_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is amazing. More people need to be talking about this book! A great little standalone and quick read.
Had me giggling quite a few times! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, and Sexual violence

mishmoshroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Child death, Torture, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Murder, and Grief

lanna_aud's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

cakegeek's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, and Pregnancy

kers_tin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

would have rated this higher if the old women and their chickens were the main characters 🐔 didn't really care for the romance part of this and it was a bit predictable but I would die for bone dog 🦴

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Child death

quintopus's review

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.75

I liked this a lot. The way magic works is very engaging. It behaved very much as a means to an end, not just for the characters but also for the story itself, in a way I haven't seen all that often. I liked the characters too, including the main one for all she stays very insecure even until the end. Her growth is quiet, but she is more than she believes herself to be and that is obvious to her companions and the reader if not to herself. The rest of the cast is a delight. All of them are familiar character types but charming and wise in their own  way. The story moves fast and there isn't a lot of time wasted at any point. It feels like a wild mixture of different fairytale tropes, drenched in all the horror and hope that the Grimm-Märchen also hold. It's much more concerned with the fates of women though. And that's as relieving as it is refreshing. Solid recommendation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

taythegreat's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I have very mixed feelings about this book. It was really hard for me to get into. It took me nearly two days to read 68 pages. I think it's a me thing rather than it being a bad book, I just don't think this style of writing is for me. The first third of the book felt a lot like reading Stephen King, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you like the way he writes. I prefer a more flowery/lyrical style of writing whereas his and this book is more to the point. 

I liked most of the characters. Marra was aggravating with her constant self hate and kicking herself for being "slow". I would have like to see some character development where she realizes she isn't "slow" she just had a crappy family. Marra was a boss, and I wish she would have realized it by the end of the book. I loved the banter between the Dust-wife and Fenris as well as the bickering between the Dust-wife and Agnes, the Dust-wife was just fun all around. Bonedog, like every dog, absolutely stole my heart, along with the demon chicken. 

All in all, I really did love the storyline and was able to finally immerse myself around the point they got to the goblin market.  I just don't think this style of writing is for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Physical abuse and Miscarriage

bethfern04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

likehidenseek's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Child death