Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

8 reviews

ladydianna1600's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This book started out rather slow for me, and to be honest, if I were not listening to an audiobook, I would have DNF'd it.  As it were, sometimes when I started the audiobook up again after the previous day, I thought maybe I missed part of it but then I rewound and realized I hadn't.  I just wasn't that interested in remembering what happened. The plot picked up, however, about half way through, and I was more invested.  It was an overall enjoyable read but not sure I was really invested in any of the characters other than HATING the prophet, but that is because that character reminds me so much of religious leaders in our "church" who I grew up with.  I haven't decided if I will read the second book yet.  I have so many other things on my TBR to get through first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexism, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Medical content, Racism, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

universeofdust's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, and Animal death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Classism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Confinement, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

◦ Death = incl. child, grandparent, parent and maternal
◦ Medical content = Child birth
◦ Sexual violence = Statutory rape

lucylou22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

bookishbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage and Self harm

emberysing's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

readbetweenthespine's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage