Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Elvis And Me by Sandra Harmon, Priscilla Presley

14 reviews

skelleybean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

emmablue's review against another edition

emotional

4.25

poor priscilla

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kingfreckle02's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

briski's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Ok so here’s the thing. I’m in my Elvis era. I’ve been in my Elvis era because I’m a slut for some Baz Luhrmann cinematic mania and for Austin Butler but PRISCILLA. The amount of times I audibly said yikes was far too many. The amount of time I heard the word karate was far too many. Who would have guessed martial arts would be what lead to Priscilla’s awakening moment? And while there were soooooooooooooooooooooo many red flags (none of which PP really called out) that ending really did make me a little sad. Things I feel are worth remembering

Elvis took PP to the morgue as adventurous little trips

PP took lessons from Chuck Norris

When PP met Elvis she had JUST turned 14 and he was dressed like a target employee eating bacon sandwiches with mustard

He rented out entire movie theaters and roller rinks

They fully stood up on roller coasters

He died at the same age as him mom

PP refused to gain weight during her pregnancy and they were banging up until the last 6 weeks of her pregnancy

EDIT I’m bumping this up from 3 to 3.5 because I’m still thinking about it. That doesn’t mean it’s exceptionally well written but I think it deserves a boost for how long it’s lingered in my brain. Truly the morgue stuff is gonna be a permanent resident in my mind. I can’t believe that was real. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol