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chloescozycorner's review against another edition
3.0
2. This book is VERY graphic at times and very traumatizing as well so be warned. I was audibly gasping and very uncomfortable many times.
3. There is toooooo much pretty imagery and description which is why this is 32ish hours long. Definitely could have been shorter. There’s also new plot line after new plot line introduced which I feel that it crammed a lot into one book.
4. The ending just is kinda like “yay we love each other”. I was looking at the minutes left like this is it?? Such a mild ending to a GIANT book.
Overall it’s not bad. It’s not amazing in my opinion, but I did enjoy Claire, Jaime, and many of the other side characters. I also really enjoyed the setting and historical pieces. But the graphic parts, some of the crazy plot lines, and the ending brought it down for me.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Infertility
Moderate: Child abuse
kmac14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Infidelity, and Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Abortion, Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Gun violence, Vomit, Cursing, and Confinement
laserorchid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Medical content, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
themclaughs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
There’s great actual writing here, but there are way, way too many negatives with the plot to really offset the style of writing.
I did some cursory google searches and apparently the nickname Claire is given was used as a slur, which I find just… absolutely mind boggling.
There are multiple scenes of what I can only see as marital rape, which is horrible normally, but is made even worse because of the attempts at spinning it as love.
There’s also a huge dialogue to be had about beating your children/spouses in a book about going back in time, but it is completely inconceivable to me that someone from “the future” would forgive being beaten, and then being told how hot she was while being beaten, in about 24 hours and then just sleeping with the attacker again.
All of this, before we get to the male rape scenes and how utterly disgusting one of the characters is.
Maybe in a couple days my opinion of this story will change but it just… I was so disappointed that Claire forgives horrible things (by today’s standards, or WW2’s) and seems to have zero real issues whatsoever acclimating to the past. Yikes.
Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse
bookish_village's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Gore
breegoux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Blood, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body horror
adeperi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Child abuse
amy_sl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Sexism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia and Infertility
Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
gellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, War, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, and Infertility
Minor: Pedophilia
rachel_reads_them_all's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, and Vomit