Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

4 reviews

angcar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious

3.75

I think this book is mis-marketed as horror when it is closer to gothic horror or even speculative fiction. The Djinn is also a background character who only plays a role in the story at the very end, so the title doesn't do it much justice either.

That being said, I thought this was a solid story with a bittersweet ending. The audiobook narrator is really really good. Her narration enhanced the mysteriousness and the worldbuilding, which kept me invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

tamara_joy's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

madlyreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Bullying, Colonisation, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

fkshg8465's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

A haunting story with a few Jane Eyre-like elements. Really enjoyed it, though I kind of feel guilty for liking it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism