Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Foundling by Stacey Halls

9 reviews

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

blumerlamotte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I wanted to love this book. It started out so good but by the middle of the book…. I just wanted to know the ending without actually having to put the effort into reading it. I did finish it but it was extremely disappointing. I feel like the ending was entirely unfulfilling and “too tidy”.  I wouldn’t recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

roksyreads's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

SO fascinating and gripping! The settlement felt a little bit too easy and slightly anachronistic, but I loved the rest.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation

justovereherereading's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great story! Emotional and heart warming. Shows the lengths a mother will go to for her child. 
I enjoyed seeing Alexandra’s character develop & seeing how Bess’s life unfolded. 
Enjoyed immensely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual violence and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

wallflovver's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

i read the familiars by stacey halls last year, picked up purely because of the cover and i loved it. but i genuinely think i enjoyed the foundling more so! 

both books have the common theme of motherhood with complex female characters at the forefront

i was completely gripped by this book, stacey manages to write in a way that is easy to consume and so tense. every time i had to put it down, i couldnt wait to pick up where i left off

i really enjoyed the way the story panned out, there was a point towards the end where i couldn't see a happy ending for all involved - of course, i was wrong 

the two perspectives really worked, and it helped to fully flesh out both alexandra's and bess' characters/back story 

the male characters in the familiars were all so hateable, but i liked the male characters in this book (with one main exception). doctor mead and lyle were just chef's kiss in my opinion!

thoroughly enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, Excrement, and Vomit

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

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

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

clo_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

tina94's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy