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basil_touche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I like that with the audiobook the three women were narrated by three different narrators; helped them feel like distinct characters. Altha was my favourite. Her voice felt very of the period (1619), and her personality felt very distinct from Violet and Kate. The way that their stories linked up over the centuries was well done, though perhaps a tad too contrived at points (especially how Violet is linked with a certain event in the last chapter). The book is filled with heavy subject matter, but I think that it is treated with care. Fair warning that it does get very graphic at times. I did feel that most of the antagonists were a bit one note/dimensional
I'm not sure if I'm fully happy with how all their plot threads end
Overall I enjoyed this, probably won't read it again or other books similar to it. Kinda feels like if you've read one, you've read them all
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Vomit, Stalking, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: War, Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
hannahnickle's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Rape
nehaanna's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, and War
roseknows124's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Sexual violence, Abortion, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, War, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
sara0129's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Abandonment, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Stalking, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Child death
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infertility, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse
meaghanslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The extremely graphic triggering part of the book doesn’t come in till like a third of the way through.
I liked the switching perspectives especially in the beginning. The chapters were short and there was a nice pace to the book. Toward the middle and end the chapters were long we and started to feel slow. The book was a bit predictable toward the end.
I did like the author’s writing style (although sometimes the dialogue got a bit cheesy) and would consider reading her future works.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence
agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
LOTS of big trigger warnings.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Abortion, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, and Animal death
strawberrylemonade7's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Miscarriage, Incest, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Pregnancy, Infertility, Violence, Child death, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Infertility, and Violence