Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

4 reviews

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Ableism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Addiction, Grief, and Violence

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Ginny is a young, teenager with autism who has been adopted by a patient couple after living in several, less than ideal foster homes.  It has been almost five years since her birth mother lost custody of her due to drug use, neglect, and abuse.  As Ginny talks about her school friends and her forever family, speaks with her therapist, and recalls previous events with her birth mother and various foster parents. the reader learns about the struggles she has faced in a world she does not understand, living with people who do not understand her.  It's a heartbreaking story that was hard to put down and will stay with me.  I just felt that the ending was rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction and Physical abuse

rmills3's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Have a box of tissues near by. This book made my heart hurt for Ginny, to understand her thoughts when paired with the other characters’ actions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury