readingwithkaitlyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Vomit, Blood, Racism, and Miscarriage
agateg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she's pregnant, he abandons her. But it's Zikora's demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Shunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, Zikora turns to reflect on her mother's painful past and struggle for dignity. Preparing for motherhood, Zikora begins to see more clearly what her own mother wants for her, for her new baby, and for herself.
This was a short yet powerful story. It dives into the not-always-happy experiences of womanhood. I felt such deep sympathy for the main character because I would not be strong enough to bear a child in such circumstances. It was challenging to read because of the topic it discussed but I liked the author's writing style and how she decided to show this story.
Graphic: Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Minor: Vomit
honeyvoiced's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Graphic: Pregnancy and Abortion
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
- 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
'What was "normal" ? That Nature traded in unnecessary pain?'
"How you imagine something will always be is always worse than how it actually ends."
Graphic: Abortion, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage
froggybex's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit
drraytay's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Infertility
bambidew's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy and Medical content
Minor: Vomit
tina94's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Rape
Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content
hel_lo's review
- 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: Medical content
Moderate: Rape
aphreandthebooks's review
5.0
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Vomit