Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

107 reviews

rlinnyc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I liked this so much more than I anticipated! Great writing, especially for a debut novel, nuanced characters, and a very interesting and meaningful story. Major themes of sacrifice, love, guilt/grief, community, and searching for a greater good

My only complaint is that sometimes the transition between characters in chapters was confusing and took a few rereads to settle into the new POV. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

mcchristofoletti's review against another edition

emotional relaxing slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I loved this book.  It had some of my favorite elements:  dual time lines, interesting history, flawed people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Classism

kaseybereading's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

ejanephillips's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

bmills1210'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

midnightverde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I was hooked from the very beginning! What an amazing read about family, love, trauma, grief, culture, and more. I was so invested in the story and it did not disappoint. I love everything about it!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation