Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang

8 reviews

eniahreads's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

I've been looking for books about resurrectionists and I've been recommanded this one, and I've been served! I loved it!

We really get the whole job as a resurrectionnist, here in New York, but also happening years after the Burke & Hare era so we also get death related to burking (killed to sell they cadavre) and a hint to those people. However there is nothing gory at all, so it was very well done.

We get both this work as well as Cora's two hearts story. It was very interesting to read, especially a big part of the ending when she's trying to escape those who want to kill her for her hearts. It was really gripping and you can also see Cora's evolution regarding how she sees her works and a whole new perspective. Also the plot twists, while they were kinda easy to guess, were going way more farther that what was expected so it was great!

BEWARE TW : some passages are hard to read, expecially crude men up to go to sexual harassment and assault and sometimes more (I can't say more without spoiler, but it's not rape). Also there is a pregnancy being forced on.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Pregnancy

maur_damar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

merely_meredith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book and immediately tore through 3 more Lydia Kang novels. I would 100% read this again. Cora is such a great character and I never saw any of the twists coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism

marrireadsandrambles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy

pendletca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Homophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Reproductive coercion and forced continuation of pregnancy

whirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A mysterious and twisted story, very unusual and I really enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

thisiskrystina's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism