Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Die Chemie des Todes by Simon Beckett

3 reviews

tatjanasbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

inkwing's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really liked the science part of the book and the general idea of the plot. I also kind of like the main character. However, the reveal of the main perpetrator and their motives was a bit dull.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

merle_ma's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy