Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh

3 reviews

jaynovara's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical content, Racial slurs, Rape, and Xenophobia

andthenweread's review against another edition

challenging informative tense

3.0

this book is a character study of a few different people living in boston, including claudia, a women's clinic counselor; timmy, her weed dealer; and two racist, pro-life zealots whose POVs i recognize but really didn't care for. like some other reviewers have said, i wish the entire book had been from claudia's POV, since she was far and away the most interesting and fully fleshed out character. the ending fell flat for me as well, since there was a lot of buildup to a shocking event that didn't end up happening; it seemed a bit anticlimactic. also, women aren't the only gender who can get pregnant, and this was touched on briefly and then never mentioned again!

however, mercy street shines a light on the important topics of pregnancy and abortion (and taught me a few things that sex ed didn't, such as how much an abortion costs), which was somewhat refreshing to read in a contemporary novel. 

thank you to ecco books for sending me this ARC!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, and Pregnancy

oliviaoverthinkseverything's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking