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shawnna_reads2'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexism, and Alcohol
evawondergem'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
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage and Medical trauma
maddiet425's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault
lindsayerin'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
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
editoryalizing'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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
happily_undignified's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
noble_editorial'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? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism
mmrohbock'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? Yes
5.0
Excuse me while I try to pick up the pieces of my heart and put them back together again. While not as heartbreaking as Yellow Wife, House of Eve proved to be just as emotional and these characters will also be living in my head rent free. Sadeqa Johnson is truly a powerhouse writer in historic fiction and I will read everything she writes. And hopefully convince everyone else to do the same!
I loved following Eleanor and Ruby's stories throughout this novel. It was so interesting because they were both similar class and aspirations, but had such different circumstances. I loved watching them both fall in love and became so attached that the characters that their heartbreaks became mine. Sadeqa's writing also spoke at such a higher level where it was easy to see how the past mirrors the present in several scary ways.
I learned so much about pregnancy and stigma and forced adoption and family life and nuances of race from this book that were all so important! I truly savored this book while reading it and it won't be leaving me anytime soon. This book is a masterpiece and if you enjoy historic fiction, you need it when it comes out in February!
And for those who read Yellow Wife, there's a reference to it at the end that's perfection!
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity