Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland

3 reviews

slivovitsa's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Read this for book club, I do not recommend. The author over-explains all the themes and the central premise of the 7 skins (the book is structured into 7 parts) gets repeated ad nauseam. Also on the writing, you better know 80s music because listing song names and artists is used as a mood-setting device, which I couldn't get into.

Overall, the main character is unlikeable and, despite this clearly trying to be a feminist novel, Esther (protagonist) ignores all the female mentors to chase after male attention, which the author chalks up to "love" but the ending is actually very messed up and unsatisfying. 

I wish the book was half the length, without a love interest, and that the author leant into the mystic, fairytale worlds she built well and actually left something to the reader's imagination!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident and Death

hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

Too dark and slow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, and Death

erica_cb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Vomit