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semperlunaris's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, War, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Rape
loki2's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
Joan took a little bit of time to become engaging. The first few chapters focused primarily on her childhood which include an abusive father. It definitely took a little bit of motivation for me to push past the simultaneous slow drag of childhood and the abusive circumstances to get into the military career of Joan. However, once the book got into the military portion it was an amazing storytelling. The book is emotional and while it completely takes out any mention of the more religious aspects of Jones military stardom, it does focus on her spirit and strength of character which are so beloved and iconic to Joan of Arc. The book captures her strength of will and the resolution she must have had as a 17-year-old girl in a men's world fighting against all of the discrimination to simply be in the same room as a soldier. This book, while not perfect, is one of the best at capturing how she inspired the men around her while also being in the midst of a political landscape that she didn't have the tools to understand or fight with and how that ultimately affected her. Even knowing how the story ended I wished so desperately that she could have had a better ending. This book was a great retelling of the story of Joan.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Rape
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
e11en's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Oh I loved this. ðŸ˜ðŸ’”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Domestic abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
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