Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

De aard van breekbare dingen by Susan Meissner

6 reviews

stephaniealysse's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, Medical content, and Car accident

cblunier's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

ltulisiak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

3.75 stars. This book was a very quick read (listen) with enough drama and emotion to keep me hooked throughout. It centers around a young lady who is an Irish immigrant who initially lived in NY, but chose to answer a mail-order bride advertisement to move to San Fransisco to take care of a widower and his young daughter. However, not everything is as it appears. There are secrets to behold from every adult in this book. Ultimately it ends up being a story of strong motherly love, female relationships/friendships, and sometimes having to leave trauma or tragedy behind to start anew. 

This is not one of my all-time favorites, and realistically I will probably have to re-read my review and the synopsis in a year or more in order to jog my memory as to what this was about. But I was looking for something quick and enjoyable, and this did just the trick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death

bookmaven17's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

This story centers around the history of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The main characters contend with injuries, encampments for the displaced, and the fear and uncertainty surrounding escaping the city following a natural disaster.

bookish_allie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

#bookishthemesong : No Body, No Crime by @taylorswift
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First of all, thank you so much to @uplitreads and @berkleypub for the #gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
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I LOVED this book. Reading historical fiction about a time/place I’m mostly unfamiliar with? Count me in! This book has all the things: an exploration of the meaning of motherhood, mystery & intrigue, a look into female friendship and #womensupportingwomen . So good.
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I learned so much about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as well—Susan Meissner did an amazing job weaving in facts without the book ever coming across as dry or dull. You simply must add this one to your TBR 💕
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I will add, there are a few Content Warnings for miscarriage, infant loss, death, terminal illness, abuse, death of a parent, and infidelity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage