Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Farm by Joanne Ramos

4 reviews

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, and Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit

saskiahill's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders

sarahb919's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Masterfully written. I couldn’t put the book down! I loved all of the main characters but was a bit conflicted by the character Ate though that may be due to Jane’s POV and her suspicions about her cousin. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

This was a fascinating book that I could hardly put down. The descriptive writing, themes, and characters were wonderful. The premise and execution reminded me a lot of The Stepford Wives. The author didn't quite stick the landing at the end, though, in my opinion. It's not just that

it wasn't a happy ending. The ending just felt a little anti-climactic. Maybe that was the point, but in the realm of sci fi, I feel like the author could have pushed the envelope a little more.I also feel that the time skips made the book feel rushed at times, rather than helping the narrative. Even, so, I was legitimately stunned when we found out that Regan met an actor and not the real client. That was truly sinister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Slavery, and Excrement

Eugenics, Colorism