Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

41 reviews

lydia_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence and Gaslighting

sandysmith's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the  back burner whilst bringing up the children,  previously being an avid reader. Set in 1612' it's an historical read. Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17' who learns to be a midwife and is accused of being a witch. Pendle witch trials used as basis for the story. She starts off strongly but seems to weaken over tge course of the story. I was cross that she forgave her husband for his affair. I was disappointed in the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

bookish_kirst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

honkinggoose's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Blood

knitterscasket's review

emotional slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism

rangerwing75's review against another edition

2.5

The plot wasn’t for me. The only thing I really liked was Alice and Fleetwood’s friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

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

yolanda_h's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Confinement

loverrbboy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

bought this years ago purely for the cool cover. would be rated higher but there is a DISTINCT lack of fox patting. not anything i’d usually read, but the 15th century lingo was very cool to read. much horse riding. learned a lot about the rich of England and how those sorts of households are run.

i don’t really understand the climax of the story, where she had some real life version of the Nightmare. was she cursed?? idk i was hoping for more explanation, as well as more happy reuniting and thanking.. maybe a room in the manor for fox girl???

regardless this captivated me more than i expected after putting it off for so long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Medical trauma

roksyreads's review

4.5

This is a beautiful but difficult read. You must be able to suspend your modern mindset to a degree, something I often struggled with as Fleetwood feels so familiar to me - I saw much of myself and my frustrations with the world reflected and being a woman reflected in her. I think it will take time and another reading of this book to fully unpack my feelings about it. For now, I can say it is a deeply compelling tale about a young woman seeking justice, and her beliefs resonate strongly with my own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

sammie_snk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

3.75

*Trigger warning for those experienced with pregnancy loss*

Interesting tale of strong women finding friendship and support during an era that is quite unkind to women. Lots of twists and a satisfying yet mysterious conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Minor: Rape