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sardinetin's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Infertility and Mental illness
Moderate: Infidelity
gracetiblem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Rape
Moderate: Infidelity
sophiemartin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Gaslighting
soobooksalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I worried at the beginning, as I instantly disliked one of the characters and thought it might be a DNF.
But the tides turned and events shifted, and I whipped through the pages to find out what would materialize!
Magpie opens with Marisa and Jake moving in together and planning to have a baby. Their lodger, Kate, may not be as she seems on the surface which causes tensions for the three.
While I quite enjoyed the read, it's not one I necessarily recommend broadly. A great deal of the plot deals with infertility, fertility treatments and surrogacy, and other associated potential triggers.
The ending was not as strong as I had hoped for, and overall not as "thrillerish" as expected, but still kept me riveted throughout.
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
slowloris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Somehow in the 2020s we are still being given media that demonises metally ill, sexual assault survivors. I can't stress strongly enough that sexual assault does not make you crazy and/or should not be used as an excuse for harmful actions. Mentally ill people have been shown time and time again in media that they are dangerous and unpredictable- this is such a damaging and incorrect portrayal of mental illness.
This critique hasn't even consider (in detail) the poorly developed narrative voice, the lack of tension and "thriller" aspects, and awful pacing.
I am so throughly disappointed with this book. I was actually brought to tears by how much this book frustrated me.
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
amythomas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
sib_reads's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol
momentsofmine's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy