Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

58 reviews

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Child death, Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Gaslighting

alexklinect's review

lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars… Interesting, but unnecessarily long. I found the story wasn’t as redemptive as I had hoped. Lots of back and forth and perspective shifts in the timeline. Be aware that there is sexual content and abuse portrayed, though nothing explicit.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and War

jessica_grayson's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

hcwarn's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy and Rape

ez2amuz's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

A little bit weird and unrealistic, but if you could surrender some reality it was a really creative take on real events.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Car accident, Rape, Death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Classism, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and Animal death

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

I’ve always been more interested in Agatha Christie’s real life than her amazing stories. I love the mystery that no one can figure out, and this novel fills in all the gaps in such a mysterious and satisfying way. There is so much love in this book, all wrapped up in mystery and deception. I really enjoyed it, and would like to hope the real life mystery was a lot like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Murder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, War, and Suicide

hannah_steven's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, War, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

rosemaryfay's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

not gonna lie, this whole book was very "cool motive, still murder". 

I don't really care about the nun and priest, they can rot.

nan... is maximally unlikable despite her very tragic past. I honestly would have respected the author more if she'd leaned into the assholeness of nans actions and relationship. 

also, I agree with other reviewers that the narration is Bad. lots of "i imagine" interspersed with random 3rd person interludes and odd side characters that make the plot feel even MORE contrived than it already is. I really really wish the author had just picked one. Honestly, if Nan wasn't the narrator, this book would probably improve by at least 1 star.

I will not be reading another book by this author any time soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide

big old content warning for the horrors unmarried pregnant people faced from nuns and preists in Ireland.

ginmt4's review

challenging mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual assault