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dragonaion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It is on the slower side, looping in years of history like a story-in-a-story that can be at times, hard to read. Half of the book is about the Mayfair history and I can't count the number of times I thought, "Is this really all necessary to the story?"
This is a dark read, as Rice is known for, and while hard for some readers, it is filled with interesting complex thoughts and ideas. Heavily Christian, it adds a contrast to the questioned morals shown by the characters and their situations. It appears that the book is character driven, however the arching plot is revealed at the end and loops the entire story together, as if you're riding down the ribbon as you read to suddenly find yourself atop a perfectly wrapped present, bow and all, on the last page.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Abortion
As Rice is known for, she is not shy with the sexual content and rough concepts, and she is going back in history, so there is some underage content, slavery, and "okay at the time" wording that may disturb some readers.mall3tg1rl's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Racism, and Rape
cinderrunner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
comfycozytomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
That history was the most compelling aspect to me. I didn't even really like the characters until after the half-way mark and even then my like/dislike fluctuated; which may have also been the point that the characters are not supposed to be entirely likeable, idk. Also the Talamasca is an utterly useless organization. They bemoan the devastation wrought on women/those with supernatural gifts and they HAVE the wealth and influence to interfere yet they do nothing...? They KNEW what was happening in that house, to the legacies of the Mayfair powers, and they stood by and did nothing...? They suspected there was incest/rape/abuse under that roof/within that family...and just stood by and did NOTHING...? Disgusting imo.
I also think I would have liked this book more if it had been centered on breaking the generational trauma the Mayfair family had endured, as it seemed that was the path it was going, the total change/swerve away from that was utterly disappointing. Though I also understand breaking through that kind of trauma is difficult. Perhaps that is also addressed/a main aspect of the later books in the series.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
rumireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
bpjacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Murder, and Gaslighting
mispaintedlady's review against another edition
The incest just kept going even up until the end of the book. Glad I just skipped ahead to find out the ending wasn’t worth reading the whole book.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
t_bun's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
Moderate: Rape and Violence
samthescorpio's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Abortion
Moderate: Body horror and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation
foreverinastory'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Rep: white female MC, white bisexual male side character, Black side characters, white achillean male side character.
CWs: Adult/minor relationship, alcohol consumption, alcoholism, blood, death, death of parent, drug use w/o consent, forced institutionalization, incest (many times), injury/injury detail, medical content, mental illness, misogyny, murder, pedophilia, pregnancy, rape & coercion, religious bigotry, sexism, sexual assault, sexual content, suicide (two times), violence. Moderate: racism, homophobia/homomisia, grief.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Grief