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thenonmouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
anielabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
howlsbreakfast's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
readwithria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I don't have much to say as a preamble so I'm going to get straight into the lists
Things I liked:
- I like that Craig decided to group up the younger sisters to make them easier to keep track of
- I really liked the setting and how the religious celebrations were linked to location
- I think the spooky/horror aspects of the book
Things I wish were different:
- While I appreciated grouping some of the sisters together, it did make them less individualistic, which I didn't love
- I could not for the life of me figure out how old Morella, Mercy, or Honor were. I know the triplets were 16 and Verity was 6, but the two older Graces are just somewhere in between I guess? And Morella was apparently not much older than Camille and Annaleigh (19 and 18) but had been working as a midwife for 5 years before the beginning of the book? I was very confused
- I wish there had been another chapter or two of resolution between the last chapter and the epilogue. I don't actually feel like I got any closure
- I almost think the last third of the book could have been stretched into a second book. Have book one stop at the lighthouse, or even earlier
- I don't think the world-building was as strong as it could have been. I didn't figure out something major about their religion until almost 75% of the way into the book. I think the book was trying to be too much with the fantasy religion, ghost story, murder mystery, romance/love triangle, and family drama. If it had picked two or three it would have been much stronger.
All in all, this was a 3.5 star read for me. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
jahodge714's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
econcomics'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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
queenrivanni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
megloveswords12'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Medical trauma
jojo_'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
graciejames121's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol