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The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

4 reviews

sarahb919's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Loved the ghost world! Loved the stories rich landscapes and how the lands of the living and dead reflected each other 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Stalking, Drug use, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Sexism, Drug abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Body horror, Murder, Child death, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Death of parent, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, and Pregnancy

coryyalva's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The concept of this book was amazing and the magic and mystery behind it (mixed with the deep sadness I felt for Li as she tried to navigate in a world where women were seen as lesser and unimportant) were unbelievably well written. I was so close to giving this book four stars. However, the last hundred pages felt unbelievably rushed and I felt like there was so much more we needed to know. It made the ending (which was good) feel lackluster. I would have loved another 20-30 pages.

Nonetheless, I do recommend everyone read this book, especially women. This book was a deeply beautiful example of what it feels like to be a woman, the pressure that is put onto women, and it is a great reminder, in the midst of the story, that women have gone through so much to get where they are today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Murder

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark relaxing sad 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? No

3.5

Pros:

World building and characters

Historical perspective

Well-written, captivating storytelling (especially as an audiobook)

Learned about Malay culture and folklore

Cons:

How some of the plot points were “solved”

Lagging at times during second half particularly in the spirit realm

Ending felt very quick, feel like more could’ve been done with it

Overall I loved learning about the history, language, and culture of Malay! Wonderful historical fantasy novel that was good but not great-there wasn’t a “wow” factor for me. I enjoy learning about other cultures and beliefs so I’m happy to have read the book but it won’t be memorable unfortunately. Maybe because I’m not a big fantasy reader that “took away” from my experience compared to other readers?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail