Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

38 reviews

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

alannah_valenta's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

Very good book, but long and hard to read at times with different topics.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

olivia1007's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emilyreadsthings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

risseandshine's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars for taking my heart out, ripping it apart, and putting back together again.

This is not your typical boy-meets-girl romance book. This romance book touches on all forms of love: romantic, familial, between friends, spiritual, and self-love. It's a beautiful story that doesn't hesitate to bare all the ugliness one can experience to be able to realize true unconditional love. 

My reading experience with this book was so real and raw that there were a lot of times when I had to put the book down for me just breathe and process all the emotions coming in all at once. It was painful and frustrating at certain points, yet ultimately felt so rewarding and reassuring.

While I loved this book so much, I hesitated in giving this a full 5 stars because I felt like some parts of it did not age well. I was especially uncomfortable with the term the author used for Native Americans and the general picture painted of them in the story. I was also uncomfortable with the romantic subplot with a 16 year old girl and a 20+ year old man.

Nonetheless, this book was one of the best I've read when it comes to talks of love in general. It was well executed that the messages it aimed to convey definitely shone through. 

Props to mood reader self for choosing to spend my Good Friday and Black Saturday with this book. It was worth every second

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infertility, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

allyoconnell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

Couldn’t put it down. Beautiful love story and a testament to what can happen when we answer God’s call. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Trafficking

emily_123's review against another edition

challenging inspiring medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infertility

cali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

carabrown's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective fast-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? Yes

2.25

Pros: You’ll read this book in a flash. 

Cons: I felt like I was reading a dated or just not-my-speed version of Christianity. 

There should be tons of content warnings for this book - incest, rape, infertility, etc. 

I wished that in the end Sarah had stayed in San Francisco helping others find a better path (one that they freely chose for themselves, unlike Sarah, whose decision was made for her - even if Michael wants to say she was “free” the whole time). She seemed so purpose driven there - loved that for her.

Ultimately, everyone finds God through a different path - I just didn’t like that the first 3/4 of the book felt like the wrong way to evangelize.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Trafficking

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship