honeyvoiced's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Graphic: Pregnancy and Body horror
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Medical trauma
Minor: Miscarriage and Child death
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
oddreads_nicolestins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
As far as the plot, nothing really happens. The MC does come to some realizations about her former partners. But the major parts of the plot that we all kinda picked up the book for didn't really change imo, so I guess this book was just for the vibes. I would be interested in seeing what else this author writes, because honestly it was a really unique/creative idea but it just didn't meet the mark for me.
Moderate: Body horror
mmccombs's review
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Confinement
emco_0's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body horror and Pregnancy
bookishghoulclub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
At the end you say “What did I just read!?” But this was beautifully written. I wish it was a full length book because I think you would be able to to get more insight to the characters. I’d definitely be interested to read more from this author in the future.
TW: body horror, gore, pregnancy horror (I’m not sure how else to explain that), & infertility.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, and Body horror
gay's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Pregnancy
ericarobyn's review
4.0
There is a beautiful note at the start of this book that readers should review –
“For my readers, Flowers for the Sea contains depictions of infant harm and death, the realities of birth, and generational trauma.“
Graphic: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent
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: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
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: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abortion and Suicidal thoughts