Reviews with content warning for Pregnancy - The Rachel Incident

So good, so sweet. There were twists, there were turns. There were besties and their woes. A great book about friendship, what love can mean, the publishing industry and abortion access in Ireland in the early 2010s.

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jourdanicus's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow.

I don't remember where I heard this book recommended but I know I kept pushing back my library hold for it, and I'm glad I finally listened to it. So good!

I love a story told from the first person perspective of a woman main character, so that immediately put this book up my alley. Topics of abortion, feminism, friendship, complicated love are all catnip to me too.

The primary plot twist was so perfectly timed. I was so invested in the outcomes for the characters the entire time.

Just a perfect book for me personally, and my first 5⭐ read of 2024.

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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mbgibson825's review

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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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tiffanyjeannine's review against another edition

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4.0

Does this give Sally Rooney vibes because they’re both Irish and use the same audiobook narrator or is this just Irish fiction? I guess I need to read more stories by Irish authors to figure it out. Anyway, if you enjoy Sally Rooney’s stories, you’ll enjoy this. Though this does have more of a definitive storyline than Rooney’s books and not as much of an abrupt ending, but still kind of open ended. So like the vibes are similar, but the execution is a little different.

Overall, I wouldn’t say this is a funny story. More so a story about a group of people trying to survive the recession and the incident that connects them. There are some funny moments sprinkled throughout, but not enough that I would classify this as a comedy.

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alicesayshi's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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kaitlinewest's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was great on audio, highly recommend it! Funny, warm, messy and relatable, I enjoyed every minute. I didn’t know exactly what to expect going into this book, but I’d heard great things from reliable sources and it did not disappoint. Everyone in this book was flawed, but in very human ways that still left me rooting for them. Life and people are both complicated and O’Donoghue captures that perfectly.

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bootsmom3's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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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