Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

19 reviews

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Grief, Terminal illness, Death, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicide, and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Pregnancy, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Dysphoria

juliermiller's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

naomi_k's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, and Cursing

katievallin's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was so beautiful, and it's left an ache in me that feels a bit like grief.

I liked the time travel and amnesia tropes,

and the romance was so beautiful. I related to the small, southern town aspect even though I didn't grow up in Appalachia.

I'm sad that the only kind of Christianity that the Farrows were exposed to was the yucky kind, but I also related to a bit of the theology and attitudes from my own childhood.

This book makes me think about prejudices against people who are seen as odd and about the assumption that mental illness is always obvious.

I thought there wasn't really closure for June's friendship with Mason, which was a bit disappointing; but I also like that it wasn't wrapped up super neatly because that seems more realistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Police brutality, Grief, Cursing, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Gun violence

sleepybythelake's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Some things were predictable, but it didn't ruin the experience for me. Couldn't stop reading. It was wholesome how this big family, these characters are all connected, besides I always love a bit of messing around with time eheh. 
Usually I gravitate towards darker books, but the premise intrigued me. I wasn't too convinced after the first two chapters or so, but it didn't take long before it got me hooked. I just really loved how it made me feel while reading. I don't even know how to explain it, but once I was done with it I felt... at peace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

jenhfultz's review

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Blood

cyndi1966's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Pregnancy

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

Young is incredible at setting scenes. The North Carolina countryside really comes alive in her prose. I loved the characters, but it felt like the book wrapped up really quickly and not in a believable way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, and Violence

thebelovedreadingnook's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Murder