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bellebooks'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
Forced Abortion by Partnerannieliz'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit
sennaje'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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Vomit
Moderate: Abortion and Incest
foreverinastory'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
4.0
CWs: Graphic: Abortion/forced miscarriage (against characters consent), alcohol consumption, death, drug use, gaslighting, grief, infidelity, misogyny, murder, sexism, suicidal thoughts, toxic relationship. Moderate: Blood, child abuse, pedophilia, pregnancy, rape, sexual assault, vomit.
Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
mdelcol's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Emotional abuse
bookhoarder93'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Murder and Suicide
Minor: Rape
bedtimesandbooks'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
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pedophilia, Abortion, Blood, and Emotional abuse
forsan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Unfortunately, while I still think that the premise is really intriguing, this book really didn't work for me. I think that there were a few main reasons for this. For one, the writing didn't really click with me--I think I went in expecting a bit more atmospheric of writing than I felt like the book ended up having. The jumps between the different timelines were also very short, and I felt like I could have benefited from having longer between jumps.
Secondly, I really don't think that the present-day story added much of anything to the story. I mean, I see how the author was trying to contrast the story of the modern-day character, Caroline, with the older one, but I really would have been much happier without her perspective. (Her story also really, really heavily revolves around marital infidelity/an unhappy marriage, and I just didn't like reading it. It's also extremely convenient, and I really struggled to think that it was very plausible.)
Further, a substantial number of the plot points in the book fundamentally resulted from misunderstandings that could so easilyhave been cleared up with a one-sentence explanation. This was definitely true of some pretty major plot points in the 1700s timeline, and I also deeply don't understand why Caroline decided to be secretive about her actions in the modern-day timeline.
With all that being said, though, I am definitely aware that this is a debut book, and I still want to underscore that the premise of this book was and still is really fascinating. While the plot didn't deliver for me, I do think that it might work for some people.
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
herbivorereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, and Suicide attempt