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adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Infertility, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Self harm
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Grief
for the car accident warning: obviously, there were no cars in 1840s Britain! but there was an accident with a horse and carriage which was quite shocking. also for the death of parent warning: there are several, but they all happen off-page. for drug abuse: several people are drugged multiple times against their will. for rape: a woman is "medically" examined internally while unconscious (and unconsenting). it isn't sexual but she is essentially raped.eabh's review
I was intrigued by the premise of this story. A feminisnist mythological fiction novel? Sounds cool! Unfortunately, I didn’t feel like this book delivered. At first, this book was hard to get into. The prose was beautiful, and also clunky in execution. I just… didn’t enjoy how this book is written with the POV changing so quickly, short chapters, and a lack of discernment between the various voices of the book. However, it was the detailed account of animal abuse and torture that made me DNF the book.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Miscarriage and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcohol and Torture
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