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rainbowrachel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Pregnancy
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Dysphoria, and Colonisation
imtryingtoread's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
relaxing
slow-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? No
5.0
I did not read this two times, goodreads is just weird.
I am currently having a lot of feelings about this book, i could cry at any time.
I was completely obsessed with the concept of the book and was really excited. I started reading and cried everytime Nora and Luke interacted.
Around page 350-400 I did get annoyed at but when i reached the end, i understood, and I loved it and it was great.
The everyday interactions between the travelers, Nora and Luke, and Luke and Amy were great, so the 2-7 day time-jumps did hurt my heart, but I obviously understand from a writers perspective.
I am currently having a lot of feelings about this book, i could cry at any time.
I was completely obsessed with the concept of the book and was really excited. I started reading and cried everytime Nora and Luke interacted.
Around page 350-400 I did get annoyed at but when i reached the end, i understood, and I loved it and it was great.
The everyday interactions between the travelers, Nora and Luke, and Luke and Amy were great, so the 2-7 day time-jumps did hurt my heart, but I obviously understand from a writers perspective.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Miscarriage
Minor: Violence, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and War
gersandelf's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
This Uber Xena story has all of my favourite fanfiction tropes (fake marriage, strangers to friends to lovers) and a very interesting cross-dressing genderqueer lesbian narrative that made me smile a lot. The book's treatment of Indigenous people and sex workers is... honestly completely unacceptable by today's standards, though I suppose the racism and whorephobia in general could be characterised as era-appropriate. From a historical fiction perspective, I'm not enough of a historian to give a proper opinion on that, but I have to say that while the setting "felt" correct, a lot of the dialogue by the middle and latter half of the book between the two main characters felt jarringly modern. Anyways, that's my two cents, and in my opinion racist portrayals of Native American nations is not something a reader should have to surmount to enjoy a book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Miscarriage
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