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marshmyeonnie's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Racism
uss_mary_shelley's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
A nice book. Since realising that I enjoy a slow paced book, preferably set pre 1970, this was a lovely book that felt warm and quite Austen in nature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Ableism, Abortion, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence and Vomit
poppyflaxman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
I absolutely adored this. I think this is the first book club book that I have been head over heels with.
Incredible sense of real life and never quite getting to the place you want to be. The metaphor of the mistletoe will stay with me for life.
Elements of Nancy Mitford, Barbara Trapaido and Dodie Smith to the writing. Witty, sardonic and sad. Loved it.
Incredible sense of real life and never quite getting to the place you want to be. The metaphor of the mistletoe will stay with me for life.
Elements of Nancy Mitford, Barbara Trapaido and Dodie Smith to the writing. Witty, sardonic and sad. Loved it.
schopflin's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this and am very glad to have discovered Comyns but gosh it's depressing to be in a world where women are so desperately dependant on men, no matter how capable themselves.
elsie07's review
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
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