Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk

10 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child death, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Bullying, Child death, and Classism

raptorq's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

candace's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

purplatypus's review

adventurous tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Death, and Murder

griffinthief's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Child death

candidceillie's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia

fungivibes's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

3.75

Didn't love this one. I found the characters a bit shallow and the climax happened way to quickly and everything was wrapped up a too little neatly and didn't really make sense for the characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death

markedwithanm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

ehmannky's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love when writers dabble in historical fantasy. There's something about throwing magic in with petticoats that just makes me so happy. I loved the central love story between Ianthe and Beatrice, and I also loved that Ysbeta is ace. I loved Beatrice's struggle to balance familial duty with her own desires. I'd recommend this book if you're a fan of Mary Robinette Kowal's Glamourist Histories series or Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Beautiful Ones. They have a similar vaguely 1800s with magic setting and are centered on women's stories navigating that world.  If I'm honest, I'm a bit bummed that there's only one in this series, because I would love to read a series of relationships in this world like what if there was a ployam throuple or a single woman trying to do her best in defending her children. So much to think about. 

It's a great read, with women's rights and really interrogating what it means to be equal in a partnership beyond just *allowing* someone to be who they are and loving them. That a solid relationship demands compromises and sacrifices from both parties. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Vomit, Murder, and Miscarriage