Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Carmilla and Laura by S.D. Simper

7 reviews

nvarclet's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

I read Carmilla and Laura mere days after devouring the original, unsatisfied with its ending and yearning to know more. And oh, did Simper deliver. It’s tense. It’s emotional. It’s hot.
The retelling fleshes out the background a little, from clarifying the meaning of the strange dreams Laura had, to Carmilla’s background and therefore her motives. The romance between the girls develops slowly and conveys just enough detail to give an idea of the passionate lovemaking the girls engage in without being overtly smutty. 
I adored the development of some background characters including Laura’s father,

the quiet lesbian

De la Fontaine and Carmilla’s mother

, though the latter serverves as a bit of a MacGuffin while being seriously overpowered

. This last detail made me cleave my final star in twain, now leave me be because I need to process the fact that I will never be able to experience this tale for the first tome again!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, and Rape

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

“Can I copy your homework?”
“Sure, but don’t make it too obvious.”

Except for the ending (which I did like), this was borderline plagiarism instead of a retelling. Even the writing style, which I had to struggle past, was a poor imitation of the original prose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

charming_killerqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Lesbophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

wordwilderness's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Includes mention of forced marriage to rapist (past)

smartie_chan's review against another edition

dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

herelieshenry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy