Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

60 reviews

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

mags88's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

Twists - historical - empowerment- female lead - trauma - resilience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Medical trauma, War, Pregnancy, Confinement, Miscarriage, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Murder

laurenleigh's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

An interesting premise fell short of the mark for me on this one. The plot felt convoluted, trying to be its own book while also trying to be a Christie mystery. The constant jumping around of time was confusing. That all may be my own fault for not paying attention enough while I was packing, but what definitely wasn’t on me was the mystifying POV. It’s supposedly first person narrative, but then it suddenly switches to third with no warning? Or the first person narrator tries to explain how she knew these things, even if she wasn’t there?? It made no sense to me. Almost DNF, but it was a quick read anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, and Murder

_alyssar_'s review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

heather_freshparchment's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Pandemic/Epidemic

georginathelibrarian's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.0

This really would have been better entirely separate from Agatha Christie, it was a strong enough story on its own, and the link to Christie’s disappearance just felt incredibly tenuous and unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual assault, Child death, and Kidnapping

passionatereader78's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

What a twisted tale of love! What does a woman do when her husband leaves her for his mistress? She disappears and uncovers a horrible past act that has impacted her future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, War, Sexual violence, and Torture

agirlnamedellie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

This was my first read for my book club. Found the fist 2/3rds of the book a nice read but not enthralling , however, I loved the last third of the book. I didn't see the plot twist coming so found that once it was revealed the pace really picked up for me. Found the story interesting as I didn't know about Agatha Christie's disappearance and I think it did a good job at portraying the beliefs and stigmas present at the time of the incident. At the beginning I didn't like the character of Nan, however, finding out about her backstory made me understand her reasons behind her behaviour and actions, actually finding me slightly warm to her at the end of the novel despite her choices.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: War

fabs2510's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity

Moderate: War, Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Minor: Infertility, Death of parent, and Death