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Die Unbändigen by Emilia Hart

331 reviews

pappybobo's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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cruncheetoes's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

aimoftheme's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I've been thinking about this book a lot since I finished it the other day, and so many things have been weighing on my mind.

First, the good. I loved the vibes of this book. The cottagecore aesthetic screamed Pinterest witch learning crystals and tarot, which is right up my alley. I also loved the female characters of this book, and the relationships they forged with other women. #supportwomensrightsandwrongs if you know what I mean.

However, some things in this book really rubbed me the wrong way.

I didn't like how sexual assault and pregnancy was used as a plot device for two of the main characters.

It just felt a bit overused by the time I reached the end of part two.

I also didn't like the endings for two of the characters.

Violet inadvertently causing the death of Kate's father felt flat to me. It felt so out of character and really just destroyed all meaning the flashback had. I was also frustrated when Altha's character decided to sleep with a man just to get pregnant. Why not leave it up for interpretation?! We know she continues the Weyward line, but do we really have to know who and why? Again, completely destroyed her character. Altha clearly had no interest in men (the subtext of her friendship with Grace screams lesbian to me) so it felt extremely out of character for her to simply ask a man to "plant his seed" so she could have a child. Would have been better to not mention it, and leave the reader wondering. Maybe she bewitched a random man later on? Or did some other ritual? SO many options.

This leaves me feeling highly disappointed in this book. While I enjoyed the writer's style and descriptions, other factors just ruined the experience for me. In saying that, would I recommend it? Yes, but please check the content warnings before reading.

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lauren818's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

brigg_sy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

sokade's review against another edition

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pushingdaisies's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

valodniece's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A moving portrayal of three women across time, in the same family - and with the same special gifts. I think Kate was the most relatable, since she was the character of the modern era, however Violet's story was more haunting than the rest. A solid debut work.

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jessie7018's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this book! I think the three storylines weaved together seamlessly and I felt equally interested in reading through each one. I lowkey wish I owned this book because the cover is so pretty lol.

I do think this book should have had some sort of content/trigger warning at the beginning since some of the content is a lot heavier than I had anticipated.

I wasn’t a huge fan of how heavily this book relied on abusive men and pregnancy as a point of character development for Kate, Violet, and Altha. I also thought the male characters were a bit one dimensional and I would’ve liked to see more character development.

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ladynavalon's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

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