Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

65 reviews

michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Gore, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Body horror, Mental illness, Police brutality, Violence, Addiction, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Slavery, War, and Pedophilia

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape

codifyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I enjoyed the book but the original will always be my favourite. I wish the actual games were longer as the beginning seemed too long and stretched out for me. I liked how each chapter held a wedge of the arena though as it made the pace quicker and flow nicely. There was a lot more foreshadowing in this book than there was the original I feel and I enjoyed reading that and comparing it future events in the third. It’s slightly annoying how oblivious Katniss can be to the wider perception of the rebellion and how focused she is on Peeta but I think her selfishness is an essential part of her character and it makes her stand out from other protagonists. I prefer the books to the movies including the portrayal of the characters but especially Finnick’s and his and Katniss’ relationship - he and their friendship has many more layers and much more depth than is shown in the film. I wish they hadn’t missed the intricacy of each ally having their own given knowledge from the rebel group and the explanation of the plan and it’s origins. Also, Haymitch as always is my favourite although he was a little irritating at the end when he seemed annoyed with Katniss before she even spoke to them. Although this could just be Katniss’ perspective and his annoyance had nothing to do with her. I dislike the ending with Gale and how Katniss seemingly returns to her relationship with Gale simply because he is hurt again. From previous re-reads, I think I will enjoy the third book the least but I’m excited to re-read that too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Confinement, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

paigeinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Classism, Hate crime, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

bookishbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

thogek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Gun violence, and Drug use

izzysizemore's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and War

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is one of those books where I wonder about the characters afterwards because I keep thinking about them. Because both this book and the last feature the main characters in the Hunger Games, the layout is kind of similar. I also noticed more in this book that Katniss plays right into the "not like other girls" trope, which is disappointing. I also felt like narrator choice for this book wasn't quite right. Katniss is a hunting, rough, scrappy character, and the narrator had an extremely proper style of speaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

coolaboutit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Police brutality, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Classism, and Kidnapping

bethanynemec's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy