Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Îndoiala by Ashley Audrain

222 reviews

sarahmalopia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Car accident, Miscarriage, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Child abuse, and Dementia

blumerlamotte's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Push was disturbingly interesting. The author made the main characters relatable in their awfulness and realistic in their complexity. The author also did a great job of making the reader take turns, loving and hating the same character at different points in the story. I found the ending very unsatisfying. I’m curious what others think.

This book will leave you thinking "WTF did just read"!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Child death

floralvinyls's review against another edition

4.75

the rating might be off, but i just read this in one sitting basically and i loved it. not quite what i expected, but i found myself to be so invested in the characters and i loved the exploration of motherhood and intergenerational trauma. definitely be sure to check the trigger warnings before though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

rachel7588's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child death, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, and Miscarriage

katrinarose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this book. It was heartbreaking and honest and raw. I just want to give Blythe the biggest hug and tell her she’s doing amazing. The character development was incredible and very convincing, and I love that it covered multiple generations. I’ve read a few literary fiction novels that covered themes of motherhood but this book discussed darker things - the fears and doubts that nobody says out loud. I did think that this would be more of a psychological thriller than it was, for me it was more of a literary fiction with some dark themes. I was expecting to have more doubt about Blythe’s mental state and thought she was meant to be an unreliable narrator, but I never doubted her for a second. Overall this was fantastic and I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys fast-paced character studies and topics related to generational trauma or motherhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Self harm, Confinement, and Dementia

devonsonnessa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was fast paced because of its short chapters. The details of the story were gut-wrenching, easily drawing you in. The only thing is there wasn’t really a big “twist” in this book, and I was looking forward to a crazy twist😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm and Abandonment

sharu901's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, Abandonment, Infidelity, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent and Abortion

heatherv's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

Minor: Self harm, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Grief, and Mental illness

vrsmith0429's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

estraat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, and Infidelity