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catanami's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Murder, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, and Vomit
lc_books's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Agnes Darken is a struggling silhouette artist living with her mother and nephew. When her customers start dropping dead one by one, and the police have no culprit, she seeks the help of child Spiritualist; Peal.
Agnes and Pearl aren’t your usual heroines and Laura Purcell did a great job of writing realistic women for this specific time period. Because of this there was a fine line between reality and the fantasy elements.
Purcell’s prose grabbed my attention from the very first line to the last. Every chapter was a joy to read and even though the pacing was very slow for my taste, I’m glad I finished the book for that ending.
This is a book I would enjoy reading again.
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Murder
linguaphile412'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
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Animal death
emmasanderson's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Mental illness
kb_sherman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, and Mental illness
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity
j_squaredd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty
cjblates's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Blood
madroxreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder