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dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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I hate gothic genre. I should really check genres before reading. That said, it wasn't tooooo bad. It was historical gothic with a hint of horror and supernatual in the The Fae flavor. If you read Purcell's previous books, you'd familiar with the tones and themes also present in this book.
I suppose it was a bit slow. I thought it was very well written and competently described. Much of the historical details were not confusing to someone like me who does not read much historical genre. I liked the MC, if only because she was stubborn and clever and tried her best to survive in a shitty misogynistic society. She's a fucked up person who has done fucked up things. Neat!
The ending was sudden and honestly I can't disagree with that. In context it makes perfect sense. The POV is of the MC, why wouldn't it flow just like that?
You know what's fuckign weird tho?the nurse girl character fucking the prisoner / medical abuse experiment subject guy. What th efuck.
All that said, I didn't care for the book. Just didn't click for me. I appreciate how well made it is, and can tell the author is pretty skilled at what she does.
major addiction, blood, classism, death, dogs, medical content, miscarriage, murder, parental death, racial slurs, religion christianity, sinophobia, suicide ideation
medium ableism, alcohol, classism, parasites, pedophilia, psychiatric abuse, sexual abuse, trafficking, whorephobia
Minor alcoholism, drowning, excrement, infertility, kidnapping, pregnancy, sexual content, vomit
I hate gothic genre. I should really check genres before reading. That said, it wasn't tooooo bad. It was historical gothic with a hint of horror and supernatual in the The Fae flavor. If you read Purcell's previous books, you'd familiar with the tones and themes also present in this book.
I suppose it was a bit slow. I thought it was very well written and competently described. Much of the historical details were not confusing to someone like me who does not read much historical genre. I liked the MC, if only because she was stubborn and clever and tried her best to survive in a shitty misogynistic society. She's a fucked up person who has done fucked up things. Neat!
The ending was sudden and honestly I can't disagree with that. In context it makes perfect sense. The POV is of the MC, why wouldn't it flow just like that?
You know what's fuckign weird tho?
All that said, I didn't care for the book. Just didn't click for me. I appreciate how well made it is, and can tell the author is pretty skilled at what she does.
major addiction, blood, classism, death, dogs, medical content, miscarriage, murder, parental death, racial slurs, religion christianity, sinophobia, suicide ideation
medium ableism, alcohol, classism, parasites, pedophilia, psychiatric abuse, sexual abuse, trafficking, whorephobia
Minor alcoholism, drowning, excrement, infertility, kidnapping, pregnancy, sexual content, vomit
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Addiction
Moderate: Trafficking, Ableism, Alcohol, Classism, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Excrement, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Vomit
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