Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

19 reviews

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I just think this series is so great and I thought this was a really nice conclusion to it. I absolutely love the worldbuilding and magic descriptions in this, loved seeing the characters from the other books again, and as expected, loved Jack and Alan's relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Classism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, War, Alcohol, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

abnormal_shadow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

I LOVE THIS BOOK SERIS!!!!! 

I started this book series like I start all the books i read: Bliond. I didnt know what i was getting into and i am happy to say that I had a wonderful experience with this book. The characters are all distinct and identifiable, all we it different interesting and complementing personalities. The twists that made me gasp the biggest gasps and the the loudest "omg nooooooooooo". Everyone seems to have this mutual queer understanding ang it thinks their entire friend group is astonishing. If I don't get to be the Addie in room with Violet, Maudie, Robion, Edwin, Alan and Jack, will I don't want the fucking group.  

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Classism

Moderate: War, Racism, Gore, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

imds's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Classism, Confinement, Police brutality, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape

hannahrogers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Classism, Blood, Torture, Murder, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, War, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Suicide

mrshays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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

3.0

I enjoyed finishing this series. The way the magic system and the doing of magic are described is captivating and visceral. The first chapter was a doozy, and I found this overall to be a challenging read, sometimes having to listen to parts more than once to understand the scene fully. Still, this was an excellent series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Minor: Self harm and Pregnancy

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Grief, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a perfect conclusion to the series. All the threads of our mystery are entangled within our now-expanded cast of characters. It's a joy to have all three couples together for this final installment, and the sense of found family sets this apart in the trilogy. 

And first, I have to note how much I LOVED this audio production and narration by Josh Dylan. I would highly recommend this entire series on audio, but I particularly enjoyed this one. 

This romance has a harder edge than any of our others, but also resulted in perhaps the most heartfelt declarations of the series. Role playing scenarios from Alan's erotic stories allows Alan and Hawthorne to navigate the class difference and power imbalance inherent to their relationship. Consent is well-navigated, with both establishing boundaries within scenarios and ways of withdrawing consent. I felt it was really well done, and allowed both characters to be vulnerable within a protected space as they begin revealing themselves to each other. 

And the mystery! I loved that in each installment we get a new piece of the history of The Last Contract. In this, we get a deeper dive into the fae bargain with England's magicians, the ley lines, and magic houses (These! Magic! Houses!). I loved how this expands the world and magic system even further, and I thoroughly enjoyed every twist. 

This is a book about mending and tending, and I absolutely adored it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, Blood, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual assault

Pregnancy and sexual assault in a side character's backstory.

quinnyquinnquinn's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Blood

cardanrry's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy