Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Chicas de Papel y de Fuego = Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

14 reviews

rsb12's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Classism, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 4.5/5
Dialogue: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Descriptions: 4.5/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
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Beautifully written and gracefully takes on dark / heavy topics. The plot was captivating and the world building (it’s a Malaysian inspired fantasy) was really cool and was integrated into the story naturally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Classism, Confinement, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Rape, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility, Child death, and War

Although there is an abundance of trigger warnings and very heavy / dark topics within this book, they’re done with grace and class. They are not there for shock factor or anything like that. That being said, because of these triggers and topics, this book might not be right for everyone.

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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

3.25

The plot was alright but gahdamn can Ngan write a romance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Classism, Medical trauma, Animal death, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, War, Bullying, Gore, Outing, Sexual content, and Trafficking

lvjysunday's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Slavery, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and War

Minor: Infertility and Pedophilia

books_of_calypso's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Infertility, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence

planetshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Trafficking, Bullying, Gaslighting, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

zoevjester's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the second time I've read Girls 1. You can tell immediately when your read it that the author poured their heart and soul into the story, and it shows. The diversity is a breath of fresh air, the characters and the story, while dark, is woven and told with such care that my heart breaks. Lei is a brilliant character and her story, so very similar to some people's reality, is a reminder to live despite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Classism, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, War, Kidnapping, Infertility, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

thevieira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility and Bullying

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Infertility and Death of parent

dododenise's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

While it took a while, this book sucked me in. A beautiful and rich world, so well described that I was living in this magical world the last few days. The characters needed some getting used to, but once I did, I embraced and loved them. All of them were so carefully crafted and given beautiful depth. All the while a wonderful forbidden romance blossomed in the middle of it. 
The story was a difficult one, but drew me in even more because of it. I suffered with these characters and fought with them. I definitely want to continue the series and keep on fighting with them. I desperately want to know where this world and its characters will go. 
Unfortunately the book at the typical problem of a high fantasy book: a slow start with a lot of world building, making it incredibly hard to be drawn in. It probably took a solid 100 pages. I would’ve given this book the full five stars if it wasn’t for the rocky start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, Sexism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Violence, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Grief, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Infertility and Fire/Fire injury