Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

4 reviews

rcsreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

"The Ruin of all Witches" was incredibly boring and repetitive, and despite only being 229 pages long, it has felt like the longest book I've ever read.

If you live in Springfield and want a really dry account of the towns founding and early years then this is for you. If you want to read about witch trials or in any way not be bored to tears then give it a miss!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

pwindmill's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

4.0

This was a fascinating and thoroughly well researched read, set in such a way that it was so immersive. 4* only because, at some points, it felt unnecessarily slow, but, for the most part, a brilliant read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Animal death

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Pregnancy, Confinement, War, and Child death

scarlettoliver's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: War, Racism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Blood, and Murder