Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

6 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Addiction, Car accident, Colonisation, Death of parent, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Grief, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Transphobia, Homophobia, Deportation, Gun violence, Child death, Slavery, War, and Pregnancy

itsheyfay's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Classism, Racism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Cursing, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: War, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

scifi_rat's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion, Classism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Drug use, Homophobia, War, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Car accident, Blood, Alcohol, Abortion, Violence, Cursing, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Homophobia, Grief, and Drug use

mateoj's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

definitely a take on Gatsby worth reading, though it felt a little thin in terms of its own worldbuilding. I enjoyed it very much, and I'm not exactly mad at it, but I wish the fantasy world Vo created here was explored in more depth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Physical abuse

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse