Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

16 reviews

gooseturnover's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Didn't like the first portion of the book, thought about dropping it, and ended up giving it another go due to a friend's recommendation. Glad I decided to stick it out. Really enjoyed watching the characters interact with and tear each other to pieces over the course of the story. Kingmaker Jude my beloved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment

delle_frenchtxt's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective

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

3.75

You need quite a few chapters to get into it (the narrator is quite immature) but once the plot is unfolding you ll get hooked. Idk why exactly but I feel like the vibes are similar to the ones of Percy Jackson if you ve read that as a teen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

nickifrey_875's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This one I definitely picked up because I see it all over bookstagram. This is the first fae fantasy I’ve ever read and I definitely enjoyed this book way more than I expected I would. Jude is up there with female protagonists who scare me (read: Juliette Cai) 😂 but I love her ambition! Perhaps this is an effect of being YA but I liked that the story flow wasn’t bogged down by heavy world-building (starting new fantasy series is daunting for me 😭) I think it gave good room for the character construction and political intrigue. 

As for the love story:

• Cardan’s just a really mean bully for half the book 😭😭
• That scene™️ though 😳
• While I liked that any semblance of a love-triangle (btw. Cardan-Jude-Locke) was a fake-out—Locke needs to 🛑 and Taryn needs to 🏃🏻‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage

mithridatism- protagonist purposely poisons themselves to gain a resistance

evilyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

myarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship