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A review by lydiavsbooks
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Powerful, terrifying and twisted, this book was incredible. I took my time reading it and i enjoyed every page, not once wanting to rush through it or get it over with.
With inspiration from Rosemary's Baby and the Push, this is a story of IVF, miscarriage, and a pregnancy that starts to go very wrong. This was a brilliant reflection on medical gaslighting, motherhood, and the way women have been neglected by the medical field that claims to be the experts over our bodies. Brilliant, claustrophobic and just a little bit gory, this was the perfect type of horror book for me, but one I would definitely recommend checking the triggers for.
With inspiration from Rosemary's Baby and the Push, this is a story of IVF, miscarriage, and a pregnancy that starts to go very wrong. This was a brilliant reflection on medical gaslighting, motherhood, and the way women have been neglected by the medical field that claims to be the experts over our bodies. Brilliant, claustrophobic and just a little bit gory, this was the perfect type of horror book for me, but one I would definitely recommend checking the triggers for.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting