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gingerblossoms'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gore, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
opie_azvuc's review against another edition
- 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
elmmegan'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: Rape
Moderate: Rape and Violence
Minor: Gore
georgialee01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Blood, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
hannahcstocks'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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Pedophilia
Minor: Infidelity
haleysversion'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: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
tashas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Rape, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Vomit, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Stalking
Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gore
jelenwalker'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? Yes
2.0
De la meitat del llibre cap endavant m'ha generat molta ansietat el detall en la descripció de violències absolutament innecessàries per l'avanç de la trama. Crec que té moltíssims detonants que no ajuran a que molta gent pugui gaudir d'aquesta lectura.
El realisme màgic que es troba a la novel·la m'ha semblat el més interessant.
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, and Blood
literary_bug'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Gore, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
ironspinesally'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Abortion, Blood, Gore, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Confinement