Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Cecily by Annie Garthwaite

6 reviews

tmickey's review

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Rape, War, and Infertility

Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

3arth2kaye's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Miscarriage

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Miscarriage, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Confinement, and Grief

jessgrace88's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and War

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Mental illness

blackcatlouise's review

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Miscarriage, War, Violence, Pregnancy, Blood, and Death

My favourite book of the year so far, i have been living in Medieval England for the last few days x

clea's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This novel contains everything a great historical fiction should have: fascinating characters, political intrigues, well-constructed tension and beautiful prose. With her immersive writing, Anne Garthwaite plunges you into the medieval times and manages to break down the very complicated events, so that you'll understand the intricacies that led to the War of the Roses (even if you do not know much about it). It is the best historical fiction I have read in a long time. Seeing the world through Cecily's eyes and seeing her side and understanding of the events taking place, you really get to understand how strong and intelligent she was. Garthwaite does a masterful job in telling Cecily's story and thus bringing light onto one of the most powerful women who shaped England's history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: War

Minor: Death of parent