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scarroll178's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
But the ending felt pretty
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
nikzzz3's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence
amandadevoursbooks's review
- 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
She hates the baby. She's betrayed by her lovers, and the ship reeks of hopelessness.
The climax and resolution were near perfect and extremely satisfying.
It's filled with body horror, pregnancy, and trauma. Reading it was worth it. Wonderful novella.
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
vigil's review
- 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? It's complicated
1.5
if you entered this book for the sea creature element, and you enjoyed the commentary on trauma, and all the other shit that fucked up baby started spouting towards the end, read the deep by rivers solomon, which a better take on the subjects by a mile.
this book tried to posit itself and its character work as something it wasn’t, and this is at it’s clearest in the ending, that is meant to be a kind of reclamation of oneself and autonomy, but to the reader, evidently less concerned with symbolism than the author, it comes across as a new kind of chain. really, the prose is lovely, and the atmosphere is strong, rocklyn conveys very visceral horror and emotions through the protagonist’s experience, but there’s really nothing in this book that justifies reading it.
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
bluebrooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion
cheye13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Excrement
An unwanted pregnancy carried through to birth is the majority of the narrative