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elzibub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Torture, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment and Abortion
prettyfunctional's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality
unboxedjack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Torture
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Racism, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Murder, and Transphobia
rubybastille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The diverse cast of supporting characters is just as fascinating, and so well written. I loved their interactions with each other, the story itself, the variety of their witching, and the overall sisterhood among them. And most of the protagonist's supporting male cast are also early adopters of their own brand of feminism and I was LIVING for it!
And what a delightfully insidious villain Gideon Hill turned out to be. His character continued to evolve and loom throughout most of the novel and his intentions were fascinating to guess and watch change as the sisters Eastwood work to bring witching back to the world.
Despite the length, I never felt like the book got too bogged down with one story over another. No one character was more important than the next, and they all played an important role in the overall telling of this story. I did love the subtle rephrasing and retelling of so many classic nursery rhymes, folk tales, and witch tales into more feminist and generally less evil stories. It was so much fun to read and see how the stories or rhymes changed when the witch wasn't always evil for evil's sake!
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Torture, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Confinement
Minor: Domestic abuse, Outing, and Violence
hanz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Torture
plethorian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual violence, Rape, Police brutality, Racism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Torture
beulah_devaney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
All of this isn't to suggest that The Once and Future Witches sanitizes the treatment of women. There's a palpable sense of menace hanging over the heads of the three Eastwood Sisters. They represent the Crone, the Mother and the Maiden, with all the danger and trauma those archetypes encounter. But in this alternative timeline (when witchcraft was real) there's also a sense of joy and wonder as women discover their forgotten spells and power.
While this isn't a comfortable or easy read, it's easy to get lost in the world of New and Old Salem.
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
afion's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence