Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Goldilocks by L.R. Lam

13 reviews

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity and Grief

michelles_book_nook's review

adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

⚠️ CW: miscarriage, misogyny, sexism, genocide, murder, parental death and brief mentions of infertility, racism and homophobia ⚠️ If you're looking for a dystopian read that will give you that eerily accurate feeling that makes you question if one day the plot could become a reality then you need to read this book! As restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth begin to increase Valerie Black spearheads the first all-female mission to Cavendish, a planet in the Goldilocks Zone where the conditions are just right for human habitation, as it is humanity's last hope at a chance of survival. And with Naomi, Valerie's surrogate daughter and the ships botanist, having waited her whole life to step out of Valerie's shadow and really make a difference they are ready to make Cavendish humanity's new home. But when things start going wrong on the ship, Naomi starts to suspect that someone on board is concealing a terrible secret and realises time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared. This book was such a rollercoaster and gives off eerie mixed vibes of Interstellar and The Handmaid's Tale but in the most perfect balance. It's definitely one of those reads that is hard to review without giving spoilers but it is so good and I don't think I've read anything quite like it before. It equally had me wanting to speed through it at the same time as needing to put it down a few times just to process what I'd read. Overall, I highly recommend this book and truly wish I'd picked it from my tbr sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Genocide and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Racism

loxeletters's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, and Lesbophobia

vee_the_tree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

hazel_georgene's review

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Not the book to read if looking for escapism but an interesting story if you aren’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This started quite promisingly but I was a bit disappointed by the end. I love Becky Chambers' and Andy Weir's books and I was hoping this would be similar but this is certainly not a fun space book. The premise was so interesting and I really wanted to get swept up in the story but it turned out to be quite slow paced considering how high the stakes are. I didn't feel connected to the characters so I didn't really care about the flashback chapters and the climax was a bit of a let down. There were parts I really enjoyed but overall it didn't come together for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

geekberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Miscarriage

georgiesutton's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I’m not sure I would have picked this up had it been sold to me as a book about travelling to another planet to escape earth because of climate change, instead I was told about the dynamics between the women on this ship. 
I still fundamentally disagree with the concept of investing in escaping earth instead of fixing it but I feel like this explored the topic in an interesting and entertaining g way and the human/emotional element was excellent. It was a gripping story with interesting but not necessarily likeable characters, and I liked the flip flopping of timelines. 

I feel like the book brought together a lot of interesting topics from space politics and social dynamics to pandemics and women’s rights. It’s set in space but it’s much more than a sci fi. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

akmistyrose's review

adventurous informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Sexism and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, and Colonisation