Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Yolk, by Mary H.K. Choi

3 reviews

hels_archive's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Review Summary : In terms of pacing, I'd likely have finished this book in a day if it didn't elicit so many emotions. As the reader, you shadow Jayne through the thick of it all: her environment, her relationships, her memories, and her self destructive choices. While the most remarkable facet of the story lies in the character development, the plot pulse is strong to carry the narrative to the end. And speaking of the ending, hands down one of my favorite book endings to date. It's a book of complicated love, for self and others, a book about growth and healing for the self, and a book of fernweh... of longing to longing for places you've never been and connections you crave.

Rating: 5/5 . Jayne's gonna stick with me for a long time and if you're young, questionably dumb, and carrying unresolved hurts I think you should give it a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, and Chronic illness

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

rbookish's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage

keesreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content