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arwen_at_the_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse and Miscarriage
liv_eleanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Homophobia and Child death
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
This is the second book I’ve tried reading from Kent so she’s just not an author for me it seems-but I have no doubt others will enjoy this character driven, historical, queer love story
Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Blood, Miscarriage, and Self harm
emmagreenwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Misogyny
elysh_kaye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Colonisation
katewhite77's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I don't know where to start with this it's so good and has so many layers. At it's core it's a queer love story set in 19th century Prushia and Australia.
The novel tells the story of a voyage made by an ultra Conservative religious sect from Prushia to the new colony of Australia escaping religious persecution.
It's about the perils of blind faith death, grief and love.
The writing is exquisite and it has a fabulous twist I did not see coming. I found it heavy going at first but I stuck with it and it paid me back in spades.
Moderate: Death, Grief, Racism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Child death
jesselopod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Body horror, and Medical content
Minor: Body horror
malinhalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Miscarriage and Colonisation
Minor: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Racism
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Miscarriage