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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, Infertility, Grief, and Vomit
Moderate: Suicide
effy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book is an infertility dystopia which by their nature are incredibly heavy reads but it also contains a particularly troubling scene where a character finds another dead. This is a particularly visceral scene so caution should be taken if grief and death are different subjects for you.
I went into this book with fairly high expectations especially as I really love both The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror (both of which this book has been billed as being for fans of) but it just didn't quite meet the mark for me. This book is an original story but it also didn't feel as though it brought anything new to the genre to the point where the "twist" felt as though it had been telegraphed from the beginning of the book. I thoroughly enjoy dystopian novels and infertility is a common theme in dystopias so it could be that this book would appeal to readers who aren't as familiar with the genre.
This book is told in alternating timelines of the past and the present which did not work for me. I didn't feel as if I got enough out of each chunk to get a feel for the story; I potentially would have enjoyed this book a lot more if it had been written chronologically. Additionally, I am a reader who prefers to not know too much going into a book and this is a book that has included almost the whole story into the blurb so...
I don't think that this book was inherently bad, I just don't think that it was right for me.
I went into this book with fairly high expectations especially as I really love both The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror (both of which this book has been billed as being for fans of) but it just didn't quite meet the mark for me. This book is an original story but it also didn't feel as though it brought anything new to the genre to the point where the "twist" felt as though it had been telegraphed from the beginning of the book. I thoroughly enjoy dystopian novels and infertility is a common theme in dystopias so it could be that this book would appeal to readers who aren't as familiar with the genre.
This book is told in alternating timelines of the past and the present which did not work for me. I didn't feel as if I got enough out of each chunk to get a feel for the story; I potentially would have enjoyed this book a lot more if it had been written chronologically. Additionally, I am a reader who prefers to not know too much going into a book and this is a book that has included almost the whole story into the blurb so...
I don't think that this book was inherently bad, I just don't think that it was right for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Child death, Child abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Grief
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