Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Μείνε μαζί μου by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

35 reviews

sarahjeanbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

taratearex's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

 The audiobook for this was quite entertaining. The story takes so many twists and turns you really never know where it's going, I said "oh my god" out loud multiple times! This is one of those books I don't think I would have read as a physical copy, but was made really engaging through the audiobook.

TW: death, child death, infertility, parent death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

yoursaswell's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

reading_and_roaming20's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

Oh my poor, poor heart. It is heavy and sad and feeling many feels. That’s it. That’s the review. 

Ok jk, that’s not the whole review but that’s the gist. 

I really enjoyed the dual timelines happening here. The structure was similar to THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN where we’re in the character’s present day every few chapters and learning about the past for the majority of the book. 

In this case, we got to see Yejide and Amin’s marriage from both of their perspectives. Watching them go from young and in love, knowing from the first chapter that they don’t wind up together, pulled me right in. They had so much stacked against them with infertility and the cultural family pressure to have children. (Big trigger warning there.)

In a short 260 pages, this story hits time and time again with heartbreaking twists that had me pausing to soak in what I had just read. 

AND THAT ENDING. I can’t express myself properly without spoilers. It just………..it was good but it hurt. 

This is the kind of book that you have to be in the right mindset for. That said, if you’re ready to wind up emotionally ragged, it is absolutely a must-read. I loved it. I am sad. The end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

disquiet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

bookish_houseplant's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is probably the most emotionally difficult book I have ever read. I just finished it and I'm shaking and sobbing. After part one as someone who has always wanted children but doesn't have any yet, I had to put it down. I picked it back up today and read the rest all at once. It's like a train crash; terrible to watch but you can't look away. Don't read this if you want something light-hearted. However I rate books on how much they make me feel something and this book is beautifully written and absolutely tore my heart out. If you're up for that, I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and War

If you enjoyed Violet Evergarden I think you would appreciate this and vice versa

bahamyulala's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, and Pregnancy

n_li_re's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

bandysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book went in way different directions than I was expecting. It is a very dark story and unbearably sad. I found myself viscerally frustrated at several points while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

filawless's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

A fantastic book the explores love, marriage and trying desperately for a child in Nigeria. Beautifully written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Pregnancy