Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma

5 reviews

cj13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

annaavian's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

A dark and gloomy novella that failed to deliver. 
I was expecting a fantasy with dragons, but instead got a mundane story focused on toxic masculinity and power struggles over women with little to no fantastical elements. The story felt a bit bleak with a rushed portrayal of a boy's life after losing his father, surrounded by a cold-hearted, distant mother and cruel relatives. The writing style is sparse, and the characters are unlikable at best. And after all that build-up, the ending left me disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Suicide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

biblioghoul's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

aardwyrm's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A great deal of atmosphere and skillfully executed tone, not as much actual story or character to back up the mood as one might wish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Bullying, and Animal death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

sherbertwells's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

A boy comes of age on a hostile farm rumored to be a dragon’s resting place. What could have been a tender, devastating fairy tale is undermined by the dullest prose I’ve ever read.

“Sleep and death are not the same” (151)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Medical content, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Child death, Misogyny, and Alcohol