Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

76 reviews

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Genocide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

spinesinaline's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I had heard a lot of praise for this one so I’m glad I finally picked it up. I love inspired fantasy tales and this one is such a powerful tale mixing real historical trauma with fantastical creatures. I had no idea that this is, in a way, part of a series – the author has taken inspiration from a song about this idea by a band who were themselves inspired by another band! It’s a great collaborative work in the end.

It’s a heavy book as the blurb suggests but while it dives into that trauma (a pun to lighten the mood), it does so in a balanced way and it’s a beautiful reflection on what it means to be human at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

lucy12345's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

cottoncandyqu33r's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I read this book so quickly and though im glad i did i already long to read it again. very beautifully written novella with imaginative world building. highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Pregnancy, and War

szuum's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy

sofipitch's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

This book was beautiful, and very creative. I'm glad I listen to the song before reading so I could catch when the author made stylistic refrences to it in the book, mostly in the remembrance scene. The afterward says this came from a game of creative telephone, which if this is an example of that, we should allow for artistic collaborations more than simply copyrighting ideas and concepts. (*cough cough* disney)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Pregnancy and War

Minor: Sexual content

aardwyrm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

Short and sharp and bittersweet, balancing the mythos at the core of the worldbuilding with the personal experience of the (most prominent) viewpoint, grim and unrelenting and yet ultimately welcoming. Also mermaids and awkward conversations about mermaid banging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

agustdefault's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

beautifully written with an amazing conception story. the premise of this story is so unique and well thought out. dealing with generational trauma along with the importance of not only history and community, but our own individuality shining throught that. i also love the neurodivergent rep and will be buying rivers’ other works!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

samara's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and War