Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

32 reviews

alizah's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

prashiie's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

"She did not want to go down in history as the fairest queen this little moon had ever known. She wanted to be known through history as the fairest queen of the galaxy. As the ruler who united Luna and Earth under one monarchy."

Queen Levana’s origin story. Levana is smart and cares about Luna, unlike her sister who got crowned queen after their parents’ death. But even though her heart is in the right place, her way of achieving things is wrong. But she didn’t have good role models in her life. Her parents’ marriage wasn’t a good example of love and her relationship with her sister was toxic. Her sister, Queen Channary, was very manipulative and such a bully to her. It made me wonder how things would have turned out if only her sister was nice to her.

The choices that Queen Levana makes were so frustrating! There were so many moments where she could have chosen a different path but that wouldn’t have made sense. She believes that she has to make these choices for Luna to thrive. She is convinced that only she could be a great queen and that she deserves to rule over the galaxy. Just like Icarus, she is getting too close to the sun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Child death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, War, Blood, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, and Death of parent

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.25

it was interesting to see more about levanas background, but this book was very disturbing. while her actions fit her character and the evilness, it’s very reflective of right and wrong and the messiness of politics into a novella. the only reason it’s rated so low for me is that i couldn’t stand listening to levanas monologue and how terrible of a person she was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child death, Torture, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Violence

le3713's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

A fascinating and heartbreaking look into the formation of Levana as we know her in the Lunar Chronicles. Highly recommend reading before Book 4, as others suggest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Infertility

taylorleilani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Infertility, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Murder

carrotsxcks's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Body horror

janaya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I’m giving it 4 stars because, for the sake the series, I thought it was a well-done book. It gave us information we needed and we could really see the development of Levana from who she was to who she became. But I didn’t actually like it… it was kind of hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

emma_zaruhi's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

reseña conjunta con zahi 🌙

dos cosas 
1. levana
2. te odio (lpqtrp morite) 

el libro está bueni pero esta señora me violenta y ojalá se caiga desde un séptimo piso, la atropelle un camión y por la velocidad se prenda fuego porque está traumada con el fuego y quiero que se queme viva 🌝

winter fetin amo, no se que te pasó que te volviste loca en cress

me rehúso a pensar que channary sea la mamá de cinder. es adoptada o algún cachivache lunar. no puede ser. 

</spoiler\> Evret y Solstice merecían un futuro juntos. levana te odio por arruinarlo. ojalá que se encuentren en el cielo y vivan juntos en una cabañita cute </spoiler\> 

al principio levana me daba pena pero después ya no. morite vieja.  
cuando se muere voy a hacer una fiesta con globos de colores y una fogata porque odia el fuego juju ❤

en conclusión levana =  psicópata de mierda 
:) 

(igual léanlo porque esta bueno el libro)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

h_scarf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror, Infertility, and Child abuse