Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

14 reviews

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

Rep: Black female MC, Black/biracial male love interest, Black and biracial supporting cast.

CWs: Abortion, alcohol consumption, alcoholism, blood, death/death of parent, domestic abuse, fire, infidelity, injury/injury detail, medical content, miscarriage/stillbirth, misogyny, murder, pregnancy, racial slurs, racism, rape, consensual sexual content, slavery, violence, war. Moderate: gore, torture, lynching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gore and Torture

fsprouls's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Infidelity, and Vomit

msbarnesela's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Confinement

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

maddiebusick's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful writing and a compelling story with symbolism that doesn't feel forced. Sometimes it felt just a bit slower than I would have liked it to be to build up suspense, but overall a great book. No character is pure good or pure evil, and it gives a bit of insight into what it would be like to live around the time before, during, and after the Civil War on a plantation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Torture