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clairelisebella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Confinement, Alcoholism, and Classism
eliza_beth_23'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical content, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Dementia, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization
pandemonicbaby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Incest, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Violence, Physical abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gore, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Grief, Murder, Confinement, Vomit, and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, and Religious bigotry
amygardin's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Stalking
Moderate: Rape, Car accident, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body horror, Grief, and Confinement
kimveach's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Bullying, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, and Sexism
emlawley'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
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Classism, and Sexism
godfrina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
However, it taught me predominantly two things:
- I must stop getting seduced by gorgeous cover art
- I cannot stomach stories about misogynistic physical and emotional abuse 🤷🏻♀️
Content warnings longer than this review.
Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexual violence, Incest, Religious bigotry, Blood, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Grief, and Death
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Classism, War, and Colonisation
kyrstin_p1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Torture, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, War, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Infertility, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage
opie_azvuc'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? Yes
0.25
I'm really concerned for the author of this book. I don't know if men did something to her, or she's just chronically online or something, but she HATES men so MUCH. Every single male character in this book is an absolute monster save exactly one who's only kind of okay until the very end where he's a hero. To be fair, two of the three "protagonists" are incredibly bad at it.
Misandry aside, this book is not that well written. Each chapter takes around 5-10 minutes to read and less than that in the first third or so of the book. Each chapter follows around one of three women in three completely different time periods and ends on a cliffhanger. The first few chapters are only around 6 pages each, so it's very jarring and disconnected and feels like the author may have written it while guzzling espresso and shooting cocaine.
The first person we follow is Altha, a woman accused of witchcraft in the 1600's and literally the only protagonist to have any sort of backbone or agency despite the face her situation is the most dire. She avoids prosecution and immolation and goes on to rescue the wife of an abusive husband by causing said abusive husband to be attacked by woodland creatures Loony Tunes style.
The second protagonist, Violet, is a sixteen year old girl with an abusive father and a brother off at boarding school during World War 2. Her cousin, a soldier, comes to stay with the family on leave, date rapes Violet, and the father finds out and sequesters her in this cabin in the woods where it turns out he had her mother interred there where all sorts of horrible things happened to her by men. She learns how to give herself an abortion using noxious weeds and realizes she has the power to chase her father away with woodland creatures Loony Tunes style.
The third protagonist is Kate in 2019 who is running from an abusive boyfriend she has been with for 5 years and has had multiple chances to get away from but chose not to until she decided to flee to the countryside, at no point contacting the police, battered women's shelter, lawyer, or anything that makes sense. She doesn't even bother to get a gun or ask any of her new acquiaintances to look out for her. When the boyfriend tracks her down because of the script, she realizes she also has the power to chase her boyfriend away with woodland creatures Loony Tunes style.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Dementia, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, Gore, Bullying, Classism, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence
angelicawdowning's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Classism