Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Winchelsea by Alex Preston

4 reviews

meganmarymay's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I found it hard to connect with Goody and there didn’t seem to be a real closeness that the reader could have with her as a character. I found the plot interesting and what carried me to finish the novel more so than seeing the end to Goody’s story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Incest, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Misogyny

thelaurasaurus's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A bit of a mess. There was too much crammed in for a book of this length. While it's interesting to see some diversity which you wouldn't normally expect from a novel set in the 18th century, there are essentially two characters doing the heavy lifting to make this happen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Incest, Rape, Death, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Abandonment, Suicide, Death of parent, and Animal death

georgie_mb's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Pr Product as part of Canongate’s February readalong

This started out with a really good premise, being a historical thriller about smugglers with a strong yet flawed female lead, however it didn’t grip me as much as I wanted it to. 

Somethings were drawn out too long, I didn’t really feel connected to any of the characters or their reasonings. The ending definitely picked up but it wasn’t enough to give it a huge boost in my rating. 

I originally had an issue with the opening letter statement about the fact that the author was a man writing a woman’s story as it ended up tainting parts of the storytelling for me, but the ending cleared that up a bit. I do think it was unnecessary and a bit forced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Colonisation, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and War

shiveryteacup's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Incest, War, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Rape, and Slavery