Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

33 reviews

bbelitz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Note: i listened to the audiobook and definitely recommend going this route
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I really really enjoyed this book!! So unsettling and spooky from the beginning but not TOO much that it feels like there’s nothing left to discover or anticipate. You can definitely feel the passion and love the author put into this work.
The only thing is that I feel like it was a tad too long and Part 4 could have been significantly shorter (it felt like it dragged jusy a bit in some areas of this part). However, this wasn’t bad enough for me to dock the rating.

So while not perfect,  my enjoyment of this book is really what drove me to give it 5 stars. Anything less would feel disingenuous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Violence

Minor: Gore

keiraonyxraven's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Miscarriage, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

tocattaandfugue's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

This book definitely reads like it was written for reddit. That being said, its a fun and captivating story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Colonisation, and Racism

of course, with horror there are many things to be cautious of but I want to note three major themes and topics in the story. Miscarriage

The secondary protagonist of this book experiences dissociative fugue surrounding the stillborn death of her baby brother. It is something she remembers and processes in the ending parts of the books.

Racism and Colonization

the book contains three notable indigenous characters from fictional native american tribes. they are all supporting protagonists and i found them all interesting and positive characters. HOWEVER, the book does discuss the whitewashing of indigenous cultures, stereotypes, and differences in opinion and beliefs amongst natives. Two of the native characters die "offscreen". The ending of the book includes a brief discussion on Native Americans in fiction. I personally think it's informative and useful!! However, I'm non-native and my opinion on the matter could be un-intentionally ignorant. If this is a possible triggering topic for you, I recommend reading Felix's discussion on natives in fiction before reading the book!!

monkeymouse113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Vomit, Gore, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

nnylelocin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Cursing

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Gore, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

zapzap9000's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Child death, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Torture, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Vomit

tyler_t34's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

spines's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Very creepy and spooky!! I understand why there were so many loose ends left at the end of the book but I still didn't like it. Things were left too open-ended for my tastes, but the rest of the book was really eerie and left me feeling scared to venture out into the dark. 

I wish the plot had been more cohesive or engaging but the spooky moments were very well done! The scene where

Felix notices that Faye's creepy movements are synchronized with the creepy shadowy figure outside the window

will be stuck in my imagination for a solid minute.

I can't speak on the Indigenous representation as a non-Indigenous person but I think I have mixed feelings on it?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Child death