Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

23 reviews

maddiet425's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Loved this one! I was nervous to buy it since I didn’t love Yellow Wife, but this one kept me interested throughout the entire read. I did find Ruby’s story more interesting than Eleanor’s, and the characters didn’t really develop, but overall a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

martachbc's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, and Abortion