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vicktoreaux'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
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, and Abortion
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Gaslighting, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Alcohol and Infertility
striepke's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault
phoevincent'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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion
Moderate: Violence and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child death
mrsc6713'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Child death, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
rachelly's review against another edition
- 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
sarahflanders's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child death, Abortion, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
lizzyspooks'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Car accident
kyrstin_p1989'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
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Torture, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, War, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Infertility, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage
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
alicem_23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Rape, and Child death