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mementowori's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I won't spoil the book but just know that while a tale of the past, you definitely can see the similarities to the struggles faced by women still. I was frustrated at the author for piling in so much grief, but at the same time, that's all part of the story. That's what happened, and acknowledge that is my problem, not the author's. It was beautiful.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Grief
Moderate: War, Sexism, Drug use, Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Murder, Miscarriage, and Pandemic/Epidemic
adelheid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Addiction, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Self harm, War, and Police brutality
Minor: Alcohol
lozababe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book is written in both first person narrative from the view of Charlotte or Lotta Rae, and the third person for William Linden. It is set in the early 1900s and seems to be pretty well written and researched for that time. Their lives intertwine after William becomes Lotta’s lawyer when she takes a gentleman to court after she is sexually assaulted. With the era that it is set in, it’s not hard to guess the outcome of the case, but from then on it seems that the lives and fates of Lotta and William are tangled together forever.
Lotta’s life seems to be filled with more and more tragedies while William seems to have a lot of luck in his life and career and although he thinks of Lotta, she doesn’t have much of an impact on his life… until she meets his son, Raff. While William doesn’t approve, Raff and Lotta become closer and closer making William uneasy about Lotta being back in his life.
It was interesting to read this book and I sometimes forgot when it was set. But it was interesting to learn about the suffragette movement as if I was taking part in it, the horrors of World War I and even touching upon the Spanish Flu pandemic. This was a really good historical book, and it showed just how much a woman was made to endure throughout her life. Thank you to Siobhan MacGowan and Pigeonhole for allowing me to read this wonderfully written but extremely sad book.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Rape, and Sexual assault
anapthine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Death, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug use, Confinement, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
bookswithruby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Sexual violence, War, Suicide, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Forced institutionalization