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ulaclare's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is my lowest rated books of v.c. Andrew’s in her series.
I just profoundly dislike Bart and the family, specifically Cathy, babying him. He’s such a man child; he does not love and does not care for those around him. His flaunt of wealth and abuse of women in his life is horrible.
If one more person hurt Cindy one more time I was going to scream. She was a young girl and young woman towards the end of the book. I think you could argue she was too young at the beginning of the novel to have sexual relationships but their reactions and abuse to this act is not to be tolerated. Barts weird sexual behavior towards her, watching her and wanting her because she looks like their mother makes me sick. As well how everyone keeps telling her to behave herself as if her adult sexualing brother shouldn’t be the one punished.
I felt horrible for Jory. The accident I am sure was caused by Bart and their creep uncle. But Bart has motive and is clearly wanted to harm his brother. I did think that Jory’s life made not a lot of sense. Other than his body is broken like Malcom’s body was when he was alive? Also I think the ableism of Melody and his family is disgusting.
Melody looking like Cathy and Cindy looking like Cathy is just… this family just has an incest problem.
Add to it that Tony looks looks dark like Jory and Bart, nasty.
Chris is my most hated character. He straight up ignores Cathy and convinces Cathy she’s crazy when she’s been right most of the time when it comes to Foxworth hall. He’s abusive and a rapist to his wife and I feared for Cindy when they said she looked like her mother and she was staying with him in the city.
I will not lie his death did hurt. Cathy and her heartbreak and the kids finally growing the fuck up shows that their abusive marriage was hindering everyone, even Cathy. Who when her kids grow and are able to leave and be their own individual she dies because her life isn’t her own. Showing she’s still trapped in the attic as she died there as she lived there in her mind for years to come.
I just profoundly dislike Bart and the family, specifically Cathy, babying him. He’s such a man child; he does not love and does not care for those around him. His flaunt of wealth and abuse of women in his life is horrible.
If one more person hurt Cindy one more time I was going to scream. She was a young girl and young woman towards the end of the book. I think you could argue she was too young at the beginning of the novel to have sexual relationships but their reactions and abuse to this act is not to be tolerated. Barts weird sexual behavior towards her, watching her and wanting her because she looks like their mother makes me sick. As well how everyone keeps telling her to behave herself as if her adult sexualing brother shouldn’t be the one punished.
I felt horrible for Jory. The accident I am sure was caused by Bart and their creep uncle. But Bart has motive and is clearly wanted to harm his brother. I did think that Jory’s life made not a lot of sense. Other than his body is broken like Malcom’s body was when he was alive? Also I think the ableism of Melody and his family is disgusting.
Melody looking like Cathy and Cindy looking like Cathy is just… this family just has an incest problem.
Add to it that Tony looks looks dark like Jory and Bart, nasty.
Chris is my most hated character. He straight up ignores Cathy and convinces Cathy she’s crazy when she’s been right most of the time when it comes to Foxworth hall. He’s abusive and a rapist to his wife and I feared for Cindy when they said she looked like her mother and she was staying with him in the city.
I will not lie his death did hurt. Cathy and her heartbreak and the kids finally growing the fuck up shows that their abusive marriage was hindering everyone, even Cathy. Who when her kids grow and are able to leave and be their own individual she dies because her life isn’t her own. Showing she’s still trapped in the attic as she died there as she lived there in her mind for years to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
katrione's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Rape