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lidia7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Classism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Terminal illness
eleanor029's review
- 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? No
3.0
Having finished it, I see the full picture and can appreciate the story, but while reading it, I was not as hooked as usually when reading Sarah Waters.
This would be a good book club book to compare to 'Fingersmith', since I thought the vibes were similar in the end.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
third_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Drug use
nialiversuch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion and Child death
Minor: Alcohol and Terminal illness
emilyeehaw's review
during my reading experience, i really was so back-and-forth on the validity of selina dawes and her “powers” as a medium. one moment i was like omg wow this girl really can talk to spirits and the next i was just shaking my head over how silly people were to be believing her. and the ENDING got me good in this regard.
margaret was an interesting narrator. i felt for her in terms of wanting more independence and wanting connections to the women, specifically selina, at the prison even when these maybe weren’t the best relationships. i liked that this book was told in epistolary format, i’m always a sucker for that.
deeply sorry that ENDING dhdjhshd really has me gooped. seeing how the pieces all fell into place…good stuff. maybe i’m easily impressed but i truly did not see it coming.
this book is definitely more of a slowburn that was a little boring at times but ultimately paid off in the end.
Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt
achillea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, and Torture
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
eleanorryd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
There are brief descriptions of self-inflicted injuries and general illness in the gaol, as well as the main character dealing with grief over her dead father and her suicide attempt in connection with that. Her mother is not the most understanding woman, but I would not call it abuse.jonesmonster's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism
faesissa's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse