Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

6 reviews

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility and Injury/Injury detail

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

    I truly enjoyed this book! While I didn't enjoy the author book I tried to read by this author, that may have been because I didn't realize it was book two in a series.
   Vera was a great protagonist, her and her newfound family's fumbling was humorous but the book still had serious undertones. It was a good mix of lighthearted & emotional. I laughed and I cried.
   I didn't guess the murderer until Vera figured it out, the author did a good job of disguising them with misdirection.
  My biggest complaint was that the book was a bit longer than I thought it needed. I can't wait for their next adventure!

Narrator Rating: 4.75 stars
  The narrator did an amazing job, I wish they'd done a full cast for this since it was told from many points of view. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

The instances of child abuse were emotional abuse of a toddler. Nothing physically or sexually abusive towards a child is mentioned.

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious sad 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

3.25

I loved the depiction of the Chinese auntie-type protagonist who is overbearing and strict but deep down funny and loving.

Making one of the characters out to be pure evil didn't sit well with me. Would have enjoyed more nuance

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for this ecopy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, and Dementia

bearybooky's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility, Dementia, and Grief

klamonster's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

quixie's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It was tough to rate this one. About 1/4 of the book (in the middle) I wanted to skip till the end because I was so bored, however the beginning was fantastic, I laughed so many times (which I never do from reading!) the descriptions of the food was delicious, I cared about the characters,and the reveal was satisfying. Oh, also 60 is NOT that old!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility and Terminal illness