Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

6 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Personally I found this better than the second book in the trilogy but worse than The Henna Artist. The Henna Artist captured me so strongly and I adored Lakshmi's story. I think this is a satisfying ending to everyone's stories but it did drag quite a bit for thr last hour of the audiobook. If you're on the fence about continuing after reading the second book I recommend at least trying this one out, I think it was worth my time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

This book is an excellent end to The Henna Artist trilogy.  I loved reading about Radha's life in Paris and her work as a perfumist.  The author expertly wove in elements from the previous books.  This book had plot, emotion, and information (on the perfume industry.)  It's what I always hope to get from a novel.

The only thing I didn't like in this book (or the previous two) was the liberal use of Hindi and French words without explaining what they meant.  There is a glossary in the back of the book, which is cumbersome.  And not all words/phrases were there!   Many of the words were not able to be deduced in context.  It hurt the book's flow to flip back to the glossary page by page.  This book series is not the only one where this happens.  Editors should realize that this is not fair to readers.  This may work better on a Kindle, though I don't know if the Kindle translate works for Hindi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

dev921's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Toxic friendship

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy