Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

72 reviews

pran's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Interesting themes, good ending, but difficult to relate to the characters due to detached writing.
I think the author's choice of aspects of the story to focus more on was interesting. Once I finished the book I realised I disagree with Adebayo's decision to focus so much on the

infidelity with Dotun, when she could've focussed more on the family's experience of SCD and Akin's experience with impotence

. Also the setting against the coup literally felt like a plot device for when

Rotimi has her sickle cell crisis

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Child death

snapshotsofabookishlass's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Infertility

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

vedpears's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this book. The story sucked me in right away and made me tear up and/or cry a few times. As a mother, there were certain plot points that struck very deeply. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Child death, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A strong debut with lots to unpack, especially patriarchal and familial expectations around having kids and how damaging that is for couples struggling with infertility. 

I didn't find the characters very likable but my heart still broke for them. 

The audiobook is narrated well and helped transport me to Nigeria where the story takes place.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Child death, Sexism, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

naoewald's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, and Infertility

emilylhelt's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Child death, and Infertility

rosa_inverno's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Heartbreaking, but truly spectacular 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Child death

onjohn's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Child death