Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Republika smoka by R.F. Kuang

36 reviews

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

violaceae's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

isabellaft's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

bookbaristeas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Violence

kirbylover16's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I love Rin's continued growth as a character. She struggles with addiction, how to be a leader, and with just being herself. It took forever but she finally realizes how much she idealized Altan and how she doesn't have to be him. I don't think the love triangle needed to last as long as it did and I don't like the fact that none of the relationships are good and healthy. There's a lot of twists especially as you get to the end of the book some of which land and others that you can see from a mile away. The first book feels more memorable to me but this is still a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

Kinda everything...

fiveredhens's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

favorite quote:

"Our dead don't leave us," said the Sorqan Sira. "They'll haunt you as long as you let them. That boy is a disease on your mind. Forget him."

"I can't." She pressed her face into her hands. "He was brilliant. He was different. You'd have never met anyone like him."

"You would be stunned." The Sorqan Sira looked very sad. "You have no idea how many men are like Altan Trengsin."

better than the first in the most brutal way possible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Vomit