Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Tell it to the Bees by Fiona Shaw

7 reviews

spookyaz's review

emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical content, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage

schmaego's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Abortion

freddybingsu's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Abortion

regi_23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

4.0

This book focuses less on the romance and more on the discrimination, which was very frustrating and made me very angry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

chemwizard22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

blschuldt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

This book was sweet often, but was overwhelmingly disheartening to read. I know I can’t fault someone for writing a historically accurate book but it’s just hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Misogyny

jlstein's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, and Infidelity