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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
17 reviews
xvicesx'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
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Rape, Murder, and Child death
refrejarator's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Child death, Grief, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Excrement, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infertility, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Violence
emma_sky'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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Sexism
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Blood, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Gore, Cancer, Vomit, Racism, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture
killerwhaletank'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? No
5.0
The story covers three “cases” that sisters Augusta and Julia partake in, each one with some dark themes of abuse and mistreatment of women and children. Essentially it’s like three novellas tied together with overarching main story. It starts with the sisters retrieving a letter for a friend, which sets them on a path of what Augusta feels is true usefulness… helping those women that have no one else. Along the way they enlist the aid of their butler Weatherly, Lord Evan Belford (former nobleman turned highwayman) and others. They’re a Regency sort of “A-Team”.
The characters are fantastic. Rich, well-developed… particularly Augusta who is the one we follow (told from her perspective). They are realistic, compassionate women… and unlike in a romance novel, their reactions and the restrictions, particularly for two spinster women, is very darkly realistic.
The book is satisfying in its resolution, but has left a lot of stories unfinished (Augusta’s relationship with her brother Duffy, Lord Evan’s future, Mr. Kent and Julia, etc.). I hope that this means there is another book in the works. I would love to read more about these wonderful and amazing women.
This book is what Sarah Maclean’s Hell’s Belles SHOULD have been… if it had been more realistic, and the writing is fantastic.
Read the afterward by the author as well, it’s very, very interesting.
Such a great read, I was completely blown away by the quality of this book.
Graphic: Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Cancer, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Trafficking, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape, Racism, and Homophobia
woofpack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Trafficking
bessadams'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Gun violence, Classism, Trafficking, Cancer, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Child abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Racism, and Child death
churrocaitie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It took me a good halfway through before I saw where the book was going but when I got there, I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. I enjoyed how special each new character was that was introduced, and I loved how unique and dark Alison Goodman wrote the storyline with “history” as a baseline. I’m always a sucker for anything not-modern and I totally got my fix in this, while also enjoying a story that was perfectly adventurous enough for my liking.
Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
canonfolly's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Excrement, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
wonderreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Cancer, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Child death, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia
idesofmarch'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Excrement, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, Incest, and Racism