Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

11 reviews

booksandboba's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Vomit, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Racism, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Cursing, and Infidelity

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Vomit, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Child death, Excrement, Ableism, Pedophilia, Death, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

tarynsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.75

This book was cringey to me, the writing style was inconsistent. The story telling was just, off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Infidelity

gigireadswithkiki's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

This book was DEVASTATING and I loved every single page! Mary H. K. Choi's writing is ethereal, expertly weaving backstory within the frame of the immersive current timeline. The story was engaging and emotional, filling readers with pity and sympathy for the main character. Jayne was the absolute WORST, BUT her character growth and personal development were unparalleled, showing a troubled teen girl that I cannot help but empathize with. This book will stay with me for a while, and I encourage curious readers to pick it up after checking out content warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Cancer, Alcohol, Mental illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

readwithserena's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Vomit, Infertility, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

galexy_brain's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Mental illness, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Fatphobia, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Alcoholism

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

There's really no one who can beat the intricacy of Mary H. K. Choi's language. Her writing oozes intelligence, and her details are always microscopically specific. She weaves together a story so tightly wound that, when it finally unravels, it feels like a breath of fresh air. She humanizes her characters so fully, and when they do things that surprise you, it turns out to be exactly in line with who they are. An excellent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, and Drug use

juliannar's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity and Cancer

annuich's review against another edition

Protagonist making a lot of stupid decisions, kinda toxic family relationship, wish author had written more about the eating disorder part of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit