Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The House of Eve: Totally heartbreaking and unputdownable historical fiction by Sadeqa Johnson

86 reviews

shawnna_reads2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Classism, Death, Abortion, Blood, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Addiction, and Alcohol

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

4.5

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

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

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

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Racism

destined_333's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexism, Miscarriage, and Racism

lpeddleyoung's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Abandonment, and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

weconomou's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Infertility, and Miscarriage

editoryalizing's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Infertility, and Gaslighting

mwetzel's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Infertility, Racism, Pregnancy, and Grief

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Rape

kemareadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

jenbosen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Classism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault