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Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail
I initially worried about keeping such a large cast of characters straight, but early on discovering each one had a distinct backstory and voice allayed these fears. Quinn managed to keep all of the characters afloat throughout the long chapters, and I appreciated learning bits and pieces about each one through all the different POVs.
The structure was well executed. By the time each character’s primary chapter arrived, I was eager to read their perspective and glean what new information I could from it. It was also clear Quinn thoroughly did her research on the time period and created a realistic world within these pages.
The real joyous icing on the cake here is the Briarwood House personified. I adored returning to the present tense for a bit of piping hot “whodunnit” tea from the perspective of the walls that listen and feel. Ultimately I didn’t fully see the twists coming which took this from a 4 to 5 star for me.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Car accident
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, War
Minor: Body shaming