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Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
I’ve read a fair few of “witch” themed books at this point, and this one had a unique take on the concept that I enjoyed thoroughly. Each woman’s connection to nature was described so nicely, provided both great visuals and conveyed emotions and feelings in a relatable manner. It was kind of refreshing to read a version of “magic” described in a way that I’m not sure I’ve ever personally read before.
Do be warned though, the subject matter for each of the women is quite heavy, with explicit depictions of abuse in varying forms. This book did one thing very, very well, and that was make me extremely angry at basically every man in it (with the exception of Graham and Henry). You know a book is well written when it can make you really feel something, and this one had me experiencing so many emotions. Albeit, most of them were combinations of extreme rage at the horrible men, and sadness and empathy for the women and the terrible situations they were in.
If you can handle the rather graphic depictions of abuse in this book, then it is absolutely worth the read. Make sure you take a look at the content warnings to see if there is anything that might be too much here, I don’t want to spoil anything but there are some very detailed scenes involving blood and pregnancy that could be bothersome. Other than that, I can’t think of anything negative to say about the story itself or how it was written. I’m hoping to find more by this author, I enjoyed this quite a bit.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Incest
Minor: Car accident
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Car accident
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail