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zzaakkiiyyaa's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Child death, and Self harm
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Ableism and Child death
salome_esteves's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This is exactly my type of book: fictionalized account of real events in history. Besides, I am a sucker for multi perspective narration. That's why I knew I would love it and, therefore, that's why my expectations were super high. I did enjoy it a lot. "Dangerous Women" is one of those books that would be a superb movie. So, it was a very visual reading experience.
Since Hope Adams explores the stories of convict women, there are a lot of interesting discussions around guilt and innocence and about what those terms mean in he light of religion, society and the law. But it also reflects on notions of sacrifice, motherhood, oppression and sexual violence in the mid 19th century UK.
The only thing I didn't love was the ending, which felt, for me, a bit too clean and explanatory. I prefer my endings to be more abrupt and messy. But this is an overall great book and I highly recommend it.
Since Hope Adams explores the stories of convict women, there are a lot of interesting discussions around guilt and innocence and about what those terms mean in he light of religion, society and the law. But it also reflects on notions of sacrifice, motherhood, oppression and sexual violence in the mid 19th century UK.
The only thing I didn't love was the ending, which felt, for me, a bit too clean and explanatory. I prefer my endings to be more abrupt and messy. But this is an overall great book and I highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Rape
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