Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

33 reviews

cjblates's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

rapgamenancyreagan's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

spacecadelliot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

odrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer

bookishgoob's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

the atmosphere of this book was definitely chilling. there is mention of sexual assault & in another part it is hinted that a character was sexually assaulted. the ending made me feel like there should have been a bit more. it felt a little empty but it was enjoyable and creepy nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jodine's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

stephbakerbooks's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Okay, if you're looking for a spooky read, this book definitely fits the bill. It's the kind of book that I would not be able to handle in movie form—I couldn't stop listening to it because I just had to know what was happening or I wouldn't be able to sleep haha.

The narrator did a good job too. The blurb compares this book to two movies, and I think if I'd been familiar with those movies I probably wouldn't have read this...but honestly did not know what those movies were about lol. So this rating is my own fault; this genre is just not one that I particularly enjoy and, though I'm entertained while reading, I'm left with a "meh" feeling and a desire to start a different book immediately.

I was disappointed in the characters in this one. I never felt like I got to know any of them, not really. Even the main character doesn't have any tangible development. So I didn't really care about the characters as much as I would've liked. They made stupid decisions which of course had consequences and I just shrugged and kept reading.

Also, the "answer" to the mystery...was too unbelievable for me. I was left with a lot of questions about plausibility that I feel like were just ignored for the sake of the plot.

But like I said, this genre just doesn't do it for me—if you enjoy a good plot-focused mystery with spooky/creepy/horror elements, you'll probably like this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

herelieshenry's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Ableism against Autistic & Intellectually Disabled character including demonization,

rape, brutal murder,

and usage of mental age theory. There’s also demonization of schizophrenia & psychosis, including

characters shaming another for not forcing someone to disclose their schizophrenia, and a character being assumed violent due to having a history of psychosis

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casslibraria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

unfortunately, i thought this book was incredibly disappointing. the story was very predictable, and the characters were very flat and unlikable. i didn't like how the author

didn't want us to feel TOO bad about max dying so she had this inorganic scene where he tells alice that he funded her project to get in her pants? it just felt incredibly contrived and out of nowhere.

i was also disappointed by

how shallow and flat mattias was. she just kinda told us that he was a psychopath from the notes that alice had, but everything he did in the town was behind-the-scenes. the reader is told very little and is shown even less. i hated that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Vomit