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karlin0336's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Grief and Pregnancy
lauramcc7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism
euphemiajo's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol
mothmania'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: Animal death, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
latenightnormie'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Blood
In general, I enjoyed the pacing of the book. It read like a autobiography but with Lady Trent's reflective musings throughout the telling of the story. The world building is solid though not terribly in-depth when not in use for the plot. All in all, I'll be reading the next book in the because series.lunep'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.0
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4 stars
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
madzie'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? It's complicated
3.0
However, Brennan creates a nicely written plot with a good twist at the end. Throughout, I got bored with the lack of details. Although seemingly purposeful due to attempting to draw in scientific writing, it leaves me again wanting more and never really feeling like part of the story. Perhaps more of a success is her incorporation of Victorian writing, which echoes history while still being accessible to modern audiences, as well as less pretentious. Occasionally, I felt the sentence variety was lacking, especially in action scenes. Lady Trent herself is an intriguing character, who did leave me feeling for her by the end of the novel. Overall, I felt like the book stayed in the middle ground, perhaps rising above for other readers, especially those more interested in scientific explanations and writings over story flow and details.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Classism
ophycore'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kalira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry