Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

236 reviews

windowplant's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Way too brutal for me! But also couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Infidelity, and Mental illness

siobhanward's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Like with <i> The Push </i> I got to the end of this book and couldn't help but feel like I missed something. People were RAVING about this book everywhere I turned and yet when I read it I found it fine at best. I've read better family dramas and better suburban dramas. This one just seemed to drag and go in circles. No one was a nice person other than the kids and truly I didn't care what happened to any of the adults, which made the book feel like a bit of a slog. The idea of the book was cool and the build up was interesting, but so much happened that just didn't need to be part of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Infidelity

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

katwalke7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Emotional abuse

almacd13's review

challenging dark tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

areed99's review

mysterious tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

griernotgruyere's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Infertility, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

hannahtaylor111's review

dark sad slow-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual content

kewaligora's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse

one of the main characters is experiencing infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. Second trimester loss is described in great detail. The experience has a significant negative impact on her life and marriage which is also explored.

onion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood

estraat's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Infidelity, Child death, Child abuse, and Death