Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

5 reviews

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Classism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Animal death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence

karajay's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

4.5 Stars
I really enjoyed reading this one! This was a true horror story.
Definitely a slow burn, but one that was well worth it.
This claustrophobic tale of Jacy, a woman who is pregnant with her first child, who visits her husband's family for a holiday weekend. Things take a sinister turn when Jacy has a health scare.
The terror that Jacy feels while trying to protect her baby and herself will get to even those of us who haven't or won't experience pregnancy.
Megan Abbott's writing style paints beautiful terrifying pictures of the events of this novel. She always keeps me coming back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Death of parent

dfrancis's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

3.5

I enjoyed the book but I feel like the ending left a little to be desired. The book really plays on fears about bodily autonomy, misogyny, and reproductive justice, which all feels very relevant. It definitely had the creeping suspense of a gothic but I feel like the ending happened too quickly and was just a little lackluster and unclear. I’ve seen some people say the writing felt disjointed and didn’t flow well but i didn’t find that to be an issue, but I was listening to the audiobook and maybe it comes off better through that. Overall, decent read but not my fave

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Animal death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Body horror

mwetzel's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abortion