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The Change by Kirsten Miller

60 reviews

eabrockman's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

gillianalice's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. This book was so satisfying. Full of feminine rage and perfect for those of us feeling powerless and wanting to burn it all down.

The twist at the end was tragic and horrifying and so, so good. I can't really say much more without spoilers, and I don't feel like tagging them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence

zo_vell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

katandthekats's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Trafficking

heatherhjones120's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

This book is great for women in their 40s!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is as good as everyone has said. Who pissed off this author? They’d better watch themselves. I loved seeing these women and their magical realism. Watching these women become bad asses and handing all the men their asses was amazing. The rage and the justice is perfection. Every femme should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where is the ten stars button? 

Do hate the patriarchy? do you occasionally find yourself fantasizing about P Diddy, some fresh honeycomb, and a swarm of angry bees? Does the idea of Harvey Weinstein being consumed alive by a toxic fungus give you a little frisson of schadenfreude? if so, then sister, do I have a book for you. 
Suspend your disbelief, because The Change is a wild damn ride. 
A small, idyllic seaside town. An wealthy, gated enclave.  A group of obscenely wealthy, powerful, and deeply shitty men. Three women discover that they have superpowers activated by perimenopause (including Jo, whose rage causes things to melt or go up in flames). Together, they discover the corpse of a murdered girl... and the ghosts of many more. 
Vengeance is sweet. And really gruesome. 
I don't know if you have to be female and in your late 40s-early 50s to love this book with the light of a thousand suns, but it probably doesn't hurt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

cee_me_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Wow. This book fueled my fury, that is for sure. The Change forces us to look at the power we place in the hands of not only the wealthy but men in general. When three women, the unlikeliest of friends, find themselves drawn together, they have no idea what they are in for. But, one thing is for certain- they will not stop until they figure out exactly what they are dealing with. A gym owner, a botanist, and a nurse stumble upon a dead body only to learn this is just one of many. This story unravels a very tangled web of suspects and lies that will keep you on your toes and ready to burn it all to the ground!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Trafficking

Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

lauren_lovestoread's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I will take NO criticism of this book. What a powerful revenge fantasy. Exactly what we need during this time (and, let’s be honest…all the time). Harriet, Jo, & Nessa 4ever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

arayo's review against another edition

dark funny

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism