Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

45 reviews

glutenfreebread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

honestly kind of a letdown. I love GGG and 5 Survive because of their pacing and twisty stories, but this book had me re-reading passages and going back pages to try and find context I missed because it felt like the story was jumping around SO much during the middle portion. Yes, I still loved the twists, and yes the ending had my jaw on the floor... But again, I had to re-read everything to understand the twists,

because of how wedged they were between Bel's, honestly, unfounded distrust in Rachel when she first reappeared.

And the ending felt unfinished. Half thought over, yet fully understandable. 
I'm super conflicted, my heart likes this book, but my head just can't stop being nitpicky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Blood, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

phoenixlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

Another amazing book by Holly Jackson!! I had such a fun time reading this, and it felt like I was reading Good Girl, Bad Blood again! The Beginning was a bit slow, but the last 40% was unpredictable and had me screaming and crying for Bel.

I will be recommending this to everyone I know!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Kidnapping

Minor: Deportation

mamatrauma's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

jaimeeleigh_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

never has there ever been a Holly Jackson book that hasn’t been incredible. this one had me on the edge of tears at the end. I genuinely didn’t know how it was going to end and things did shock me, which is hard when you have read as many crime thriller books as I have

Holly Jackson will always be the queen of writing ‘I killed the people who hurt me and now I need to hide the body’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery and Pregnancy

caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Pandemic/Epidemic

siennaflynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Medical content, and Death of parent

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy

kitkatkatdog's review against another edition

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

4.5

I loved it, what a great addition to my Holly Jackson collection. Enjoyed the twists and they just wouldn’t stop. It was a great read, I love a good mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

creolelitbelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

This book kept me guessing for the very beginning. Obviously, I knew Rachel would show up at some point, but the way she did and the drastic impact her resurrection had on the entire family threw me off. I followed Belle's doubt the whole way, because she made SENSE. The family secrets are top notch to the point I never suspected one after hearing another... Belle has severe abandonment issues, and I appreciated her processing those throughout the story. 

The audio narration is done very well with clear distinction of who is speaking when. Highly recommend listening to this, and it was my first book by Holly Jackson. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, Stalking, and Murder