Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

25 reviews

livlamentloathe's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me on edge the whole time but it’s SO deeply satisfying. I grabbed it without knowing much, just cause I’d liked Summer Sons. And oh man did it overwhelm my expectations!!

HIGH recommend to queers, non-cis queer folk especially. Please enjoy this strange, dark tale of justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Transphobia

Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Deadnaming

Minor: Abortion, Death, Homophobia, Confinement, Rape, and Physical abuse

This book does NOT bury its gays. There is a lot of triggering subject matter but trust me when I say it’s worth it for the ending.

thegayestghost's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this. My one gripe is I really wish Stevie were older than 18. It makes the sex scenes a little awkward. Besides that it was great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Gore, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Abortion

olivecatlady's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, War, Rape, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Content warning spoiler:

graphic monster sex out of nowhere at the end

emilyceratops's review

adventurous dark fast-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? No

5.0

Excellent!! Perfect amount of spookiness. Some of the hottest sex scenes I've read recently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, and Pregnancy

aplpaca's review

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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion

Minor: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Deliciously dark and queer and monstrous, I really enjoyed the historical fiction + creature revenge plot mix. Short and sweet, I thought the writing was engaging, the characters well-written, and the time period compelling. Exploring queer and trans identities in Appalachia post WWI, where religious bigotry, eugenics, and modernization clash was something I’ve not explored before. I enjoyed Mandelo’s other novella and was pleased to enjoy this one just as much, great stories with even better senses of place and atmosphere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Gore, and Homophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Rape

city_girl_writer's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not what I expected but in a good way! Preferred the historical horror aspects than the trans romance but still good nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Abortion, and Sexual assault

ghostingarden's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Rape

Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, War, and Sexual content

genen0x's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Abortion

hardbackhoarder's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The pacing was a bit off - there was a slow build up for the good first 3/4 of the book with a rush of events at the end that felt jumbled in execution.

Was not expecting furry/beastiality? smut which really isn't my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Murder, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Deadnaming, Cursing, Cannibalism, Blood, Biphobia, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Rape, and Dysphoria

Minor: Confinement and Panic attacks/disorders