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issymaae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, and Transphobia
Minor: Child death and Sexual content
shelbyc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
amandalachelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery
dev921's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
ajdurner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
lyricallit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Lesbophobia
Minor: Child death
dwdillydally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
kristicanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Murder
jashanac's review against another edition
4.0
Historical western horror. Adelaide is traveling out to Montana after a life-altering event happens, resulting in the death of her parents, leaving her alone to carry the family burden with her now. She tries to survive while keeping the secret, but things don't necessarily go as planned and others end up getting hurt. She learns whether or not the community members will help her or if they will be her undoing.
Re-Readability:
I did really enjoy this, but I don't know that I'd ever find myself wanting to re-read it.
Characters:
I really liked the characters here, though sometimes I felt like there wasn't as much development as I'd maybe have liked. But with Adelaide and some of the more important side characters there was enough. I just didn't feel any particular connection to any of them, where I was engrossed in them.
Plot:
I enjoyed the pacing throughout this, aside from a little bit toward the end where we were skipping forward a fair amount, but it made sense I suppose, because the action was ramping up. It was kind of weird to me that Adelaide originally had the one story about her secret and then later it was revealed that it was very different (and made more sense) -- I gathered that maybe she was suppressing the truth in her mind, but that wasn't really clarified.
I was also a little bit confused about why the women in the end
Overall though, I liked the mystery and my interest was kept throughout the story. The horror elements weren't too scary for me and I enjoyed how everything ended up.
Themes/Discussions:
Racism. Xenophobia. Women looking out for one another. Female friendship and comradery. The burdens people carry. Changing our perception of our horrific truths. Loneliness.
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia