Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

7 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Classism, Death, Grief, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Racism

imds's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Abandonment, Classism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion

annacbarr's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War

Minor: Homophobia, Genocide, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Body horror

aceofknives's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: War, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

caseythereader's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Dementia, and Homophobia

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

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

5.0

This queer family saga weaves together many stories along with history. It blends fiction/myth and reality. It's thematically layered and beautifully written. I will absolutely be planning a reread of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer and Infidelity

Interrogation and gaslighting by soldiers

hannah_and_her_stories's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Grief, Homophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Deportation, Incest, Death of parent, Cancer, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Colonisation