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The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley
34 reviews
lord_morpheus'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Homophobia
Minor: Outing, Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, and Body shaming
burnourhistory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexism, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy
samanthalh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction and Ableism
Moderate: Homophobia and Medical trauma
hmatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
For whatever reason, though, I wasn't quite as compelled by this novel as I was by <I>The Other Bennet Sister</I>, which is the last one of these takes I read. This one is a bit lighter on plot, maybe, and it feels a bit too long. Part 4, in my opinion, was completely unnecessary and can be omitted from your reading.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Classism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Outing and Rape
Minor "rape" tag refers to one instance in Part 3 where a character describes engaging in sex with their partner in a period-typical way that would be considered non-consensual now.shelbybelby's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
barleymowetc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Addiction, and Child abuse
Minor: Death and Death of parent
library_raider's review against another edition
- 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? No
Moderate: Addiction
chaptereleven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse
marxistnarnian's review against another edition
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use
sapphic_in_the_stacks's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
A beautifully written book. Greeley often describes Anne as "like a poet," but it's Greeley's words and phrasing that lends a near poetic quality to the pages. Beautifully descriptive and engaging, though the pacing of this book was rather slow, you never felt the urge to put it down out of boredom. Anne is a complex character, and the way she sees and describes the world is captivating. Her romance was similarly beautifully written, balancing realistic expectations for the era with character desires. I was worried that the ending would be tinged with sadness, as many Sapphic books (especially historical retellings) do, but I was pleasantly surprised with how perfectly the book wrapped up. One of my favorite books that I've read all year.
Graphic: Addiction