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letmetakea_shelfie_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
This book was something' else...
Think feminist murder mystery + witchy elements + deeply descriptive so you feel like you are there
Things I enjoyed about this book:
- the feminist/pro-women vibes were STRONG. & I loved it.
- always here for witchy/magical realism vibes
- there were numerous twists and turns which really kept you on your toes
Things I struggled with:
- this book was slow; I would say the last 150 pages were by far the most exciting. While I love books that are deeply descriptive and have strong character development, it makes for a slow start, but nothing I wasn't able to push through.
- there were two characters with names that started with a C that I got mixed up regularly (idk why this was so hard for me but it was!)
- the behavior of men in this book makes you want to rage, which is the point of the book
CW: murder, sex trafficking, rape, assault, sexism
Think feminist murder mystery + witchy elements + deeply descriptive so you feel like you are there
Things I enjoyed about this book:
- the feminist/pro-women vibes were STRONG. & I loved it.
- always here for witchy/magical realism vibes
- there were numerous twists and turns which really kept you on your toes
Things I struggled with:
- this book was slow; I would say the last 150 pages were by far the most exciting. While I love books that are deeply descriptive and have strong character development, it makes for a slow start, but nothing I wasn't able to push through.
- there were two characters with names that started with a C that I got mixed up regularly (idk why this was so hard for me but it was!)
- the behavior of men in this book makes you want to rage, which is the point of the book
CW: murder, sex trafficking, rape, assault, sexism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
casreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
This book promised magic, mystery, and a feminist revenge fantasy, but really only delivered on the last one. The women had powers, but they were kind of vague. Nessa's ghost-seeing abilities were the most developed. Harriet was a caricature of a hedge witch, and Jo's powers were the least developed. She was strong and her hands got hot? Oook. There were ghosts, but they were just sort of there. There was a mystery, but it it wasn't investigated methodically with clues laid out - they just sort of stumbled across things. I did like how almost every woman in the book got a fleshed out backstory, and it was very cathartic to see all the disgusting men in their lives get what was coming to them. It was entertaining, but ultimately kind of a let down. I don't think the full potential of the premise was realized.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Classism