Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

172 reviews

gardy_lou's review against another edition

0.5

sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic

lmmalbec's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

brianna_kai's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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really enjoyed this book ending was a bit disappointing but overall was a captivating story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment

marelline's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Vomit

madbro13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is very well written but dark is not a strong enough term. The premise is similar to that of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: events in the life of an antisocial and somewhat odd adult woman lead her to uncover past trauma from her childhood that which she repressed, except that Sally Diamond's trauma is way more f***** up and part way through the book alternating chapters are from another character's perspective which dive even deeper into the perpetrated cycles of trauma. 
Heavy content warnings on SA, kidnapping and confinement, misogyny, and a good sprinkle of racism.

Honestly rough shit happens in this story but it is written incredibly well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy

voilajean's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

kamy2104's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this "true crime" style of storytelling, even though the pacing was quite slow to start, it picked up about halfway through the book.

Told from 2 POVs, there was strong character development throughout the course of the book. It was let down by the sadder final chapters that suggested nobody can truly escape their intrinsic inner beliefs held since childhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy

aaliyahjn's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This might be the darkest and saddest book I have ever read. I want to forget I ever read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Abandonment

emmacaylor's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

mstarahall's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad tense

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Murder

Minor: Car accident, Pandemic/Epidemic