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cokester's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
mostlybees'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
3.5
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Miscarriage
peregrinwho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fantastic pacing, harrowing imagery, enchanting insights, and one of the most horrifically perfect endings I've ever read.
Graphic: Drug use, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Vomit
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Death of parent
bethboo'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? Yes
5.0
We follow a practical and clever woman, Jane, in her quest to obtain a husband, so not to burden her adoptive parents. Once she brokers a deal with an accomplished and genuine docter, she realizes that this marriage might not be simply business like she thought. He offers much more than financial security, but seems to have more skeletons in the closets than she anticipated. As clever as she is, Jane might not make it through with reason and will alone. A gothic tale that felt real and confusing and startling, almost as if the reader was the main character. Normal life gets shattered by secrets and madness and magic and death and darkness and emotion.
The characters were perfectly flawed. They all felt like real people doing the best they could with what they had been given. I was eager to get any information I could on the confusing secrets Jane was given, making the book hard to put down. Because while they were weird, it wasn't outright suspicious, so it gave me pause and sympathy. This author did a wonderful job with the main voice and presenting us with just enough details without making it blatantly obvious or mind-bendingly confusing. I've already added her other works to my TBR pile and will definitely enjoy them.
You HAVE to read this book. It was spooky and creepy and real and made me feel like I was losing my mind.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness
animafeline's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Addiction, War, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, and Drug use
smylieman's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
stbyleth's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was put off by the magic at first but after suspending my disbelief it made sense in the narrative. That's what I get for not fully reading the summary.
The pacing is rather fast. Jane falls in love with Augustine and he, with her, in a matter of a week. I suppose that's par for the course for these types of novels but I think it would have been better if it had leaned more into her wanting to keep it a business relationship strictly (him falling in love with her, however, would still make sense to me; he is very controlled by his emotions, whereas she is very logical and cunning).
Rest of the review is spoilers.
Overall, good book that could have used some fine tuning, but I still think it was worth it.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Miscarriage
enchantressreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, War, and Child death
loujanae's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Pregnancy, Death, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: War and Death of parent
threeundertwopnw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Abortion, and Self harm