Reviews tagging 'Death'

Cecily by Annie Garthwaite

8 reviews

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

5.0

Loving all the history tidbits! I’ve seen many comparisons to Wolf Hall and I agree (in a way) but for me it was more entertaining 😅 Wolf half was too much detail and too dry for my taste so this was a much more concise but nevertheless in depth story.

It was a bit of a slow start but once I got into it I simply couldn’t put it down! I enjoyed getting to know more about this part of history and Cecily herself. The characters were all well developed and strong! I really hope the author writes a sequel since the book only looks at the first half of Cecily’s life. This will be a favorite for the month and I’m ready to make the war of the roses my hyperfixation once again 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Infertility, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape

3arth2kaye's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Miscarriage

emily_bg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A feminist retelling of the beginning of the war of the roses told through the eyes of Cecily Neville, who was married to Richard Duke of York and was the mother of Edward IV and Richard III 
This is an excellent historical novel with many important and bloody events, all with Cecily and her family at the heart of
The story begins with the burning of Joan of Arc during the hundred year war with France and ends with the crowning of Edward IV.
The book only chronicles the first half of Cecilys life do I really hope there is a sequel that retells the rest as she lived long enough to witness the crowning of Henry VII and the start of the Tudor dynasty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, and Death

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Miscarriage, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Confinement, and Grief

jessgrace88's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and War

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Mental illness

blackcatlouise's review

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, War, Violence, Pregnancy, Blood, and Death

My favourite book of the year so far, i have been living in Medieval England for the last few days x

vllmbr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and War

clea's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• 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? No

5.0

This novel contains everything a great historical fiction should have: fascinating characters, political intrigues, well-constructed tension and beautiful prose. With her immersive writing, Anne Garthwaite plunges you into the medieval times and manages to break down the very complicated events, so that you'll understand the intricacies that led to the War of the Roses (even if you do not know much about it). It is the best historical fiction I have read in a long time. Seeing the world through Cecily's eyes and seeing her side and understanding of the events taking place, you really get to understand how strong and intelligent she was. Garthwaite does a masterful job in telling Cecily's story and thus bringing light onto one of the most powerful women who shaped England's history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: War

Minor: Death of parent