Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

67 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.75

Fuck I wish I wasn't an only child.

I hate contemporary references in books with a passion but this one isn't that bad.

My only issue is Jayne is constantly said to be an emotional character but reading through I can barely get a sense of her thought process. She does things / takes actions at random,

for example: kicking out jeremy, going with june to the doctor,

and there was no build up or explanation as to why she decided to do those things. Actually it didn't have to be explained, but those moments felt random from a character whose thoughts we're exclusively able to read. Makes the character feel plot-driven as opposed to character-driven, but the story as a whole doesn't feel the same.

I guess my other issue is misused AAVE. But also... Asian American? From Texas? New York transplants? Color me shocked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Self harm, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Fatphobia, Infertility, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Stalking

katievh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Vomit and Eating disorder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Cancer

Minor: Misogyny, Blood, Racial slurs, and Cursing

seoulatte's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Vomit

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death, Child death, Blood, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Bullying, and Alcoholism

rediswriting's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, and Cancer

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bubaubz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, and Bullying

thevietvegan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

5.0

Honestly I think don’t remember what it was that inspired me to add this to my TBR but this book was gutwrenching and so hard in so many ways but so beautiful and familiar in many. It’s also written so beautifully and shares such concisely perfect moments that I can picture or feel so clearly. I love when an author is able to so this.

It had a few traditional romance novel tropes but it surprised me in so many ways. At first it was really hard to read Jayne’s thoughts and perspectives. I thought, wow, is this what its like to hate yourself so much? Seeing how jayne steels herself from being hurt and how she throws herself into shit situations was really hard to read. My heart hurt for her. 

The dynamic of June and Jayne was so clear and vivid and truthful of so many sibling relationships.

I wanted to hate Patrick but I liked him. I liked who P and J were for each other. I wanted something good for her with him and I am really glad he wasn’t the catalyst for her to change. I’m so thankful it was her and her sister and her own desire for change and not a love interest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

joice_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Cancer

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

lostpaperbacks's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Eating disorder

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really well written. I hated both of the characters so much in the beginning, but the arc of their development makes it worth sticking with them. It all makes sense in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Cancer, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Bullying

niki_x's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol and Bullying