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millbot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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
5.0
Meticulously researched, deeply felt, this is a fully engrossing tale of a young woman finding a way to greatness and influence in a time and place where women were mostly prevented from having either. Griffith writes with a keen eye for the natural world and the daily activities, emotions, wants, etc. of her characters, while effortlessly weaving them into the larger plots and intrigues of a pivotal era in UK history.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
rhymeswithnova's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
I finished this book after like... four years? I kept bouncing off of it because the prose is dense and full of old non-English words—there's a glossary, but the Kindle version didn't handle that well.
But yeah! A really cool coming-of-age story about a tall, spooky disaster bisexual growing up at court in pre-England in the 600s. 10/10.
But yeah! A really cool coming-of-age story about a tall, spooky disaster bisexual growing up at court in pre-England in the 600s. 10/10.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Slavery, Murder, Animal death, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Abortion, Incest, and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement
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