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mackachow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I love women!! TW for domestic abuse and sexual assault. The way the characters' stories are told through different intertwining timelines is my favorite thing and Emilia Hart does it so well.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
Moderate: Vomit and Suicide
planzowski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Abortion
lillianfc'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
kconte01's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide
oceanxbluess's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer
rachelly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Abortion, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, and Sexual assault
rneel95's review
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Rape, Car accident, Body horror, Pregnancy, Abortion, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Blood
Minor: Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Suicide
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
prairieraven's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Body shaming, Car accident, Infidelity, Classism, Sexual harassment, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
mel_s_bookshelf'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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Abortion, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Body horror and Suicide