Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Girl Before by JP Delaney

19 reviews

herbertem1996's review against another edition

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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, Abortion, and Abandonment

Ableism: Discussions of keeping/terminating a pregnancy where child could be disabled; Abortion: discussion only; Child death: Stillbirth; Rape: False rape allegations

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

it was out best by another review i saw: yet another book choosing to subvert expectations with a nonsensical twist instead of giving the plot and characters the follow-through they earned. this book was a page-turner but ultimately lackluster.

what i wanted from the book initially was to be shocked and to have my expectations subverted. as i learned more about the characters, i wanted to see the natural conclusion come about. i think the author focused on shock value over realism when coming up with plot points. the complexities of the characters, specifically the men, are unexplored to their fullest because the author takes them off course at random. the women are flawed and emotional humans, which is always good to see, but emma specifically is written to be almost a villain as the book progresses. at first it was a captivating twist, but again the path it took broke my suspension of disbelief. 

did i enjoy reading it? yes. would i recommend it? no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

sylvestra's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

caitmcv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

hannah03rundle's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy

thenonbinaryc's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Would be four star but spoiled it with ableism and eugenics. Incorrect language used to refer to people with Down Syndrome. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

kyptonight's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

kjwaddell's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

A fast read, not sold on the ending though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Abortion