Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo

4 reviews

mx_sunshine's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

I really loved reading this book. It felt quite satirical at the beginning and made me laugh at some descriptions. I quickly began to feel uncomfortable. This book made me question myself by allowing me to reflect.
I love Bernadine Evaristo, I want to read everything she’s written. I love how she describes characters. This was a very surprising story that fully explored an intriguing premise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Child abuse, Rape, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Murder

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Rape, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Vomit

franzi_'s review

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy

amberinbookland's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol