Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

26 reviews

ambsonline's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this novel!!!! Very heart-wrenching and beautiful. Many feminist and lqbtq+ themes throughout. I think that it captured the era really well and gave a unique perspective to the time. Excellent read all round. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Racism

jessicaboi's review against another edition

emotional informative sad 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? No

3.0

Thanks to NetGalley for the early copy! Was excited about this one because of the setting and the history of dance plagues (crazy- I did a lot of googling). The writing was good, but my interest in the characters was tepid at times. You could feel the author's emotional connection to one of the storylines. Overall an interesting novel that kept my attention, a good choice for historical fiction lovers!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

hannahwillacy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

thealienamongus's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

elj_ne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

 e-ARC acquired through NetGalley

Really enjoyed this book - I felt I connected more with it than I did The Mercies and I preferred the setting in this one too (the heat and stench of 16th century Strasbourg over the cold bleak landscape of the Arctic). Millwood Hargrave is great at building settings and also a great array of characters that are more diverse than you might expect from historical fiction. She also has themes she likes to return to that I find interesting = religious panic, queer forbidden love, the roles of women in historical settings. Lisbet is a great protagonist, and I especially liked her relationship with Eren and her attachment to her bees. I thought the way the dancing plague was incorporated was really effective, especially the interspersed chapters that covered some of the dancers, though I liked the added context from the author's note too. Overall, a really good book and I think perfect if you previously enjoyed The Mercies, or Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Homophobia, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Miscarriage