Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The House of Sorrowing Stars by Beth Cartwright

1 review

drannieg's review

slow-paced

• 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

2.75

Trite. Weird mix of YA staccato and more interesting prose. And I know it's supposed to be set in a magical parallel not quite here world, but the mix of 1650s (sugar banquets and marchepane), 1850s (arsenic and candles), and 1950s (buses and metal coathangers) was quite annoying. Soz.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child death, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment