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thequiltyreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Death, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault
elesme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Child death, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Vomit
extrey_extrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Torture
nicklybear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Violence
selimhannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Gore, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Excrement
popsicleplease'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
littlebee09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Gore
Minor: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Vomit
searobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I think the premise had a lot of potential, and I did enjoy some aspects of the storyline, but it was not executed well.
I would absolutely love a book (not by this author) from the perspective of Mother Thames, or one her tributaries, though!
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Medical content, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Death, Addiction, Misogyny, and Sexual content
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexism, and Addiction
mayvisin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The fly in the ointment for me (and probably why this was 4 instead of 5 stars) was that I was getting a literary version of "Would this pass the Bechdel test?" because almost all the female characters seemed defined by their sexual relationships/availability/lack of availability to various male characters. Clearly after reading mainly women authors for several months, going back to male portrayals of women is a bit of a shock to the system.
I liked the book enough though that I plan to continue the series and hope it gets better from that standpoint...🤞
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Minor: Addiction and Rape