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challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you are like me, you may wonder if you want to finish this book at about the 50% mark because of where things seem to be going. Well, I ended up reading the epilogue at that point, because if it ended in the way it seemed like it might I knew I'd hate it very much. But after reading the epilogue I was calmed and happily finished and I'm glad I did. If you'd like to be calmed too, while she does suffer, she gets her dream of being a forest goddess/spirit. And the cruel definitely get every bit of what they had coming!
This is very reminiscent of the movie vvitch in some ways. The main one being it is a slower build, much slower than I was expecting but you connect to Agatha quickly and that carries you through. It of course plays in the themes of the hypocrisy of religion and men playing at gods.
This is a bit triggering if you have religious trauma FYI. But also weirdly cathartic if you get past that. Overall, I am very pleased with how the story went because the ending was every bit what I wanted it to be. And definitely check for trigger warnings if you are sensitive!
This is very reminiscent of the movie vvitch in some ways. The main one being it is a slower build, much slower than I was expecting but you connect to Agatha quickly and that carries you through. It of course plays in the themes of the hypocrisy of religion and men playing at gods.
This is a bit triggering if you have religious trauma FYI. But also weirdly cathartic if you get past that. Overall, I am very pleased with how the story went because the ending was every bit what I wanted it to be. And definitely check for trigger warnings if you are sensitive!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation