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sophiepearson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Child abuse
lillianfc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Police brutality, and Fatphobia
ceallaighsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
- LAST RITUALS by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir—this was another book from this genre that I read because of its connections to archaeology and certain historical subjects that I’m interested in and that was similarly disappointing in its handling of those topics, though maybe not as much as Griffiths’ book.
Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Child death, Ableism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Murder, and Toxic relationship
zelephante's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Child death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Infertility
davinmotion's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
zosiablue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Infidelity, and Dysphoria
Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy
fossilreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I will be continuing the series, hoping to see Ruth grow out of judging everyone's weight.
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Fatphobia
Minor: Child abuse
professorbadger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Many of the bad reviews here seem to be based on certain elements of the story rather than the writing itself — eg, there was a weird through line of talking about the main character’s weight (I assume the author wanted more weight diversity in novels but didn’t do a great job of carrying that out) and also several instances of infidelity. Writing-wise, the pacing and plot and character seemed well done. The main character had a strong presence, enough that I would like to read more in her series and see what she gets up to next. My library has 20 other e-books by the same author and most have wait times, so I’m hoping that’s a sign that it’s all uphill from here. So, in short, it wasn’t a perfect book but enjoyable enough, and I’m looking forward to checking out more in the series.
Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Animal death
Moderate: Fatphobia and Child death
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, and Animal death
Minor: Religious bigotry
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Violence