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asienerbrown's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Bullying, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Genocide, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
dwigz's review
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Antisemitism
xandrav's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Classism, War, Sexism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Grief and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcoholism
toriwatson's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book started out pretty strong for me, I was really enjoying the writing and the 3 timelines- it was just too long…
In some ways, I wish that I could have 3 different novels focusing solely on each narrative, as I found the jumping from each perspective wasn’t ideal for my reading style. The author was really ambitious to weave the 3 timelines together and it did work in many ways, but I think each narrative would be better served by their own novel? This novel was so well researched and it shows in the author’s notes and character/world immersion. I really loved Adrienne’s narrative and would love to read more about her and the Lafayettes’ moving forward. Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres to read since it can bring history alive and the potential to learn something new is there, which was delivered upon in this novel as I learned more about the Lafayette and Chanler/Astor families.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, and War
Minor: Antisemitism and Classism
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