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abigailhaagen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Blood
ahoijules's review against another edition
2.0
Ich empfand das Buch als furchtbar langatmig mit vielen Beschreibungen und Erklärungen, die nicht nötig gewesen wären, um das Buch zu verstehen. Ich hatte Probleme mit den Protagonistinnen warm zu werden und fand keine so richtig spannend. Auch dauerte es bis gut zwei Drittel des Buchs bis die Handlung langsam an Fahrt aufgenommen hat.
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
junglejelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Someone of the writing near the end was a bit clumsy and the characters stereotypical. But Penner knows exactly how to write mysteriously and have you hooked, I needed to know what happened to the two 18th century characters, and this alone is what kept me reading.
Overall a below average book for me hence the rating.
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent
cowahbull's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
The story was interesting but rather slow paced and I didn't find that I liked any of the characters very much. Eliza was the only person I was rooting for.
The bond and relationships between women was lovely to see but it went a bit too far. It had almost no male characters and almost all of them were evil; hurting the female charcters for their own gain or pleasure and manipulating them. It's possible to tell a positive story about women empowering women without becoming anti-men, this book didn't quite manage that.
I may have listed a dozen reasons I didn't like this book but overall I had a good time reading it. The audio book had different readers for each chapter/charcter so it was more immersive. Good story!
Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Murder
lisa_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
taylortome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
meenakshisathish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Medical content and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lyfeistrip's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
koplomps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Blood
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment