Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Shark Heart: A love story by Emily Habeck

60 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the use of scripts interspersed in the story telling as well as the three distinct acts in three time periods. I originally wanted to give the book 4.5 but the ending really through me for a loop

although perhaps not intentionally it was giving a strong pro-life sentiment that did not resonate well with me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Abortion

m47n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

Would you still love me if I was a worm???

If it makes me cry, 5⭐️ but also a meditation on grief, how people change, and theater teachers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pregnancy

cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

noxtem's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

marmoo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

 This book wasn’t for me, but I can tell that it’s for someone. Try this as a litmus test:

“What if the town is made of stories?” Margaret suggested in a crisp lightbulb moment, the kind of perfect and complete idea Lewis knew came only a few time in a lifetime.

If your heart swelled at the perfect and complete idea of community building through storytelling, you’ll probably like this novel. If you rolled your eyes a little and flashbacked to every unoriginal Oscars acceptance speech about the power of stories… hello, come sit by me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

kermittuesday's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

It was beautiful. I wanted to highlight three page chunks in their entirety. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lmszalay's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

kerryamchugh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

dexlud's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

Oh my god. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck is possibly the most beautiful, tender writing I’ve read in my life. The story woven throughout these pages is split and muddled around and yet it is still a beautiful one none the less. We follow so many different people, all of which contribute to Wren, our main character, who went from a hiding girl to a strong woman.

There was pregnancy in this book, which had been hinted at for a while, but is still a surprise.

I believe the entire point of the book is to be a sort of comparison against dementia, especially with how the mutation progresses. The parallels are uncanny and it almost definitely reminds me of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

bellsdixon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic