Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

La Gloire à tout prix by Emily Tesh

48 reviews

forthe_girlwhowaited's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Genocide, and Suicide

rowans_revenge's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely amazing. Emily Tesh crafts a compelling space opera that serves as an allegory for modern warfare. This is a truly unique and well written book, and though it was a little dense at times, I can’t wait to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Pregnancy, War, Sexism, and Racism

brindlecat's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia, War, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Really loved this, it kept me on my toes the whole way through and the characters were so interesting and compelling. The audiobook was amazing too, the narrator did a great job with all of the voices. Wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Grief, Death, Xenophobia, Cursing, Violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Genocide, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Incest, Abortion, and Outing

primaius's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Colonisation, Child abuse, Suicide, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Racism

minervacerridwen's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I love that this book didn't treat brainwashing as something a character can just as easily shake off. The things Kyr had learned all her life kept returning to haunt her, and I think that's the strength of this book. Action-packed with some shocking turns and interesting worldbuilding, Some Desperate Glory was an impressive rollercoaster.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Ableism, Sexism, Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

tsubhdearg's review against another edition

Found the first section too triggering to continue 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Forced pregnancy very triggering

livelaughlesbian99's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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

READ THIS BOOK. You will not read another like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Rape

millibear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

A military cult deprogramming story wrapped within a science fiction wrapper, in a good way. 

For a while after reading, I was hung up on how to feel about how several important story beats were resolved because of the

deus ex machina presented by the Wisdom. I think I've come to terms with the fact that it's less important for this story how the day is saved and more important that Tesh had a device that allowed Kyr to go through the deprogramming journey she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

attolis's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape