Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

79 reviews

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Abandonment

tara_valeria's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt and Pregnancy

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

"All these things had been store away for her to pass along someday, relics to be carried up the branches of the family tree. But the family tree stopped growing long ago, its canopy thinned and frayed, not a single sap springing from the old rotting trunk. Some trees aren't meant to sprout tender new branches, but to stand stoically on the forest floor, silently decaying."

Sometimes books come into your life at the right time. This was one of them. Tova and Marcellus will live in my heart forever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Child death, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Abandonment, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

I love that octopus 😭

I had no idea what this was about when I picked it up, it just looked intriguing. I do wish we got a little more of the octopus. I did like how the POVs came together, but I do have to say I didn’t love Cameron’s POV. He did grow on me, but I didn’t care about him as much as others. This did make me cry which isn’t surprising because this is a sadder read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Cursing, and Grief

jencolumb0's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

4.0

A lovely book about loss and finding a way forward that is narrated by an octopus. And it’s not bonkers. And, even though it’s pretty obvious from, at least the midpoint, the answer to the main characters’ problems, the author does a good job of building the emotional tension to keep interest in the story. And the HEA is satisfying.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Addiction, Cursing, Abandonment, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Alcohol

katiemack's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

This is sweet, and I can see why readers compare it to A Man Called Ove, but it's more linear and less nuanced. I did love reading about Tova and her journey with grief and loneliness, and I'm glad she found solace in her conversations with Marcellus the octopus. Oddly enough, I didn't care for Marcellus' asides and found them aloof and pretentious, so I could have done with even less of those. Cameron is fine; I appreciate how he fits into Tova's story, but his introduction is rough and made me less sympathetic toward him.

I'm glad I read this, as it is indeed heartwarming, but I wasn't as wowed as I thought I would be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

saracree's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

I loved this book. It was so clever and Marcellus made me laugh multiple times. Took a quarter of a star off because Cameron was so consistently frustrating. 

All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a creative, character-driven story about complicated histories, family, and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Death, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

a_l_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy