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itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Confinement, and Medical trauma
Minor: Pregnancy
blackthornfaery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Torture
Moderate: Pregnancy
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Sexual content
cozywithraven's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gore, Grief, Violence, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Pregnancy
kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book has a sapphic relationship, an asexual main character and a pan side character.
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Confinement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol
No animals/pets are harmed/die in this book.caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
- NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS is a queer, witchy, horrifying tale, and I was fully gripped by it.
- This book is gory and haunting, but also full of love and characters itching to prove themselves.
- Flipping back and forth between POVs in different timelines can be tricky, but I think Bovalino nailed it here. The parallel stories unspool quickly enough to keep you interested but not so quickly that things are revealed too soon: you'll find yourself mentally shouting at the characters to put the pieces together.
- The two POV characters, Lou and May, are ace and bi, respectively. I appreciated that challenges they might face due to their sexualities are mentioned, but it's not a book that's full of on the page queerphobia.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence