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sallysimply's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
It’s The Grace Year, with magic, basically. Which is totally fine if you love The Grace Year. And which I would have known if I had actually read the updated blurbs, so that’s on me, I suppose (I just tend to avoid blurbs if it’s an author I like).
All of this to say that I only liked this marginally better than The Grace Year, and I possibly would have liked it more if I didn’t (unintentionally) read it almost immediately after.
Go into this expecting all the content warnings you might imagine when reading misogynistic dystopia.
All of this to say that I only liked this marginally better than The Grace Year, and I possibly would have liked it more if I didn’t (unintentionally) read it almost immediately after.
Go into this expecting all the content warnings you might imagine when reading misogynistic dystopia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, and Gaslighting
thebookishvalkyrie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a haunting story that will keep you thinking about it long after you’ve finished reading it. The prose are beautifully creepy. The horror elements are visceral, hooking into your subconscious and lingering on the edges of your conscious mind. The sapphic witchy vibes are exactly what I hoped for. The end is satisfying. Though there was a moment where I worried that the twist was tired one - but it’s been spun into something new and I enjoyed it in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, War, and Grief
Minor: Racism
leahjanespeare's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Saint Amity has been taught little about the war that destroyed the world but spared her small village of Haven. Good thing the witches arrive to dissolve her of those illusions and join her in a quest to appeal to the Devil. As the story closely examines indoctrination, belief-systems, and violence, there will be no settling answers within these pages, only a genre-defying dish of Palahniuk-esque disturbing content with a side of chilled blood. Mind. Blown.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cannibalism and Infidelity
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