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grimmarchive's review
The romance aspect felt very sprung up. I'm all for romance, and enjoyed the little tidbits of Eloise and lenna, but the current romance felt forced and rushed. Additionally, the switching POVs is jarring and immediately took me out of whatever roll I was on. Just not for me. This book seemed so interesting and I was excited to read it. Dissapointing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment
blackcatkai's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
CW: blood, murder, death, lite sexual content, ableism, body shaming, gaslighting, sexism, sexual assault, alcohol, fire, classism, homophobia, toxic relationships, grief, some gun violence
it was ok. I would've liked it more without Morleys POV but whatever. love me a good sapphic love story with ghosts. more of that, please!
honestly my biggest issue was the constant framing of a port wine stain birthmark being ugly. I know this is a historical novel, but it is so frustrating seeing it constantly mentioned throughout the book. ready player one did this too and it pisses me off.
your birthmark is not an imperfection, a problem, nor is it disgusting. there is nothing wrong with any type of birthmark, regardless of where it is. what size it is. nor its colouring. and dont let anyone or any book make you feel otherwise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol