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dmrains'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: Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy
oceanelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
Minor: Antisemitism
ola_aleece's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Now for the cons…as much as I wanted to love this based on the premise & cover, it just wasn’t a winner for me. I’ve read several Civil War romance/fiction novels and this one feels like it took some of the most overused tropes of the genre and tried to add the smallest bit of spin to it.
In terms of plot it could’ve been so much better but there was no real action until the last quarter of the book, then it just all magically was resolved.
Last critique is that 75 chapters for 382 pages isn’t great. Each chapter was only 2-5 pages long which, at times, made the book seem disjointed.
If you got thus far and agree, I highly recommend the Refiner’s Fire series by Lynn Austin. It is Christian fiction, but is a great example of what great CW fiction can be.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
permanme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and War
niklit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
It was absolutely worthwhile, but I'm gonna need something lighter next.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Slavery, and Antisemitism
louisekf'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
reading_ladies_blog'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery