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vixenreader's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, and Cursing
Minor: Car accident, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
There is also scenes of imprisonment and guilt, as well as disturbing mythology.taryn_g's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
vinsynt's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
monalyisha's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A slow read with some style issues. I’ve never read Kendare Blake before…& I wasn’t bowled over. This felt pretty dry with a lot more telling than showing. I also wonder about the choice to only write from a male character’s POV when part of the problem *is* the male gaze. Does Blake’s authorial choice help to drive the point home? Or, is it a cop out to maintain the mystery?
I appreciated Marie’s insistence that *she* be the one to decide which parts of her story were important and which weren’t, & Blake’s overall focus on the dangers of womanhood (both as victim and perpetrator). Her message about the public’s limited imagination (when it comes to gender & other, equally fictitious topics) is a strong one.
Moderate: Self harm, Murder, Violence, Blood, Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence