Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

8 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Death, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Police brutality

sonygaystation's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Toxic friendship, and Pregnancy

daniellestarredpages's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Review to come

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

eeriekeri's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Gore

Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Pregnancy

toffishay's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I'm interested in the plot and excited ton see where the series goes. I struggled with the writing that had a few too many pop culture references and teen speak. It's a modern YA book, so that isn't terrible but that sometimes has a way of pulling me out of the world. I really like Marie and I want to see more of her. There is a bit of a twist that I saw coming and has an element at the end that I always dislike in books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

bookishbette's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh. My. God. 

When I say that this is easily in my top five books EVER, I am NOT kidding. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on the sequel!!!! I started this at work during a lazy day and I could BARELY put it down to do my actual job, and started back up the SECOND I got back home. It's so wonderfully emotional, telling the the story of Briseis and her blood family so well and genuinely that I feel like I'm part of them as well. The descriptions are so vivid, I could picture the flowers before I even attempted to Google them, and I've learned about so many cool new flowers and plants that I definitely should avoid! 

It's  a very medium pace right up to the end, when so much happens all at once that it's the best kind of whirlwind imaginable—one you almost don't see coming. I'm usually pretty mid about medium-paced books, because I feel like it takes me a while to read them, but this? I was ASTOUNDED when I realized I was nearly halfway through it, and it was SUCH a bittersweet revelation! To know that I was getting close to the climax, to finding out the answers to so many questions that I shared with Bri, but also know that meant I was that much closer to being done? Bitter and sweet!!!! 

Truly, if you have not read this book, you are depriving yourself. It is masterful, gorgeous, and a truly wonderful depiction of a story that girls who look like Briseis don't usually find themselves centered in—and have long deserved to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Pregnancy

This book heavily features adoption and the feelings that come with being an adoptee, as Briseis is adopted. There are also vivid depictions of poison and its effects, since

Bri inherits a poison garden.

, but most notably in the last few chapters, right as

Bri transmutes the liquid and Mrs. Redmond kills her mom.

I skimmed past it to make sure I could handle it, and it wasn't too awful for me, but warnings ahead anyway. There are also definite moments of body horror, in the scene where

Marie and Bri are in the graveyard, and get attacked.

. Use discretion and you should be fine, as there isn't anything plot-relevant in the descriptioms themselves.

thenerdybookwitch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

Okay, wow. Just wow! I am floored! This was so gooood! Freaking fantastic! I was so pleasantly surprised that this book had so much Witchcraft in it and Greek Mythology. I need to read book 2 I’m going to be crying for it until it comes out 😭 Highly recommend, I’m so happy that my friend recommended this to me it was amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy