Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Romanova by Ariel Lawhon

6 reviews

antidietleah's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.0

How the author decided to tell this story actually detracted from the story instead of enhancing it as I'm assuming was her intent. You never actually get the opportunity to truly connect to the characters before being whisked away to another timeline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

coldheartedbirch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

absolutely loved this!!

thought to myself when i saw it on the shelf “alright but the DNA tests though……” but i figured it’d be interesting to read and learn about anna anderson and i’m so glad i did! 

while a lot of people probably wouldn’t like the non-chronological arrangement, i personally loved it! the tension as the beginning and end of the story worked towards their mutual conclusion made it impossible to put the book down. 

you really get swept up and even knowing how things work out in history doesn’t stop you from wanting to know how the book works out, even as half of the story unfolds in reverse. 

lawhon does an incredible job at conveying the mental anguish caused by the trauma over time to all of the characters involved, but especially so for anna/anastasia. lawhon’s characterization is such a mentally strong, intelligent, indignant, and Sharp woman! was captivated the entire read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Rape and Antisemitism

there's not a tag for this but also: forced adoption.

crystalsparkles's review against another edition

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

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

4.0

I told you so

I love the way this is written, from present to past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

temperamentalprotagonist's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

bluebell4's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Broke my heart a million times over 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

librarianeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book. It's not something that I knew very much about. However, I really struggled listening to this book because it's a non-linear narrative, and the time hops sometimes got confusing. It would have been nice to be able to go back and reference where we had been. And while it's not really a spoiler on how this ends, I do have to admit that the ending was still surprising to me.  Please make sure to check the content warnings.

Most of the worst of it happens in the last few chapters. That's the main reason why this book can't have 5 stars. It's very graphic (in my opinion).

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

most of the really graphic stuff happens in the second half of the book as it gets closer to the part where they get taken to be killed. Honestly, the rest of the book wasn't that bad, but the last few chapters were super graphic