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kaiyakaiyo's review
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
brutal yet beautiful book! I expected to like it based on how much I loved When Women Were Dragons, and did! Barnhill’s prose is so … something! emotive, throbbing, evocative. I felt so dearly for our main character, and felt so acutely the struggle of her family over generations.
this book was deeply sad and is not very hopeful, but it is powerful and does not devolve into hopelessness or despair for despairs sake. it just is, you feel and sit in those feelings.
idk much like most of my 5-stars, I can’t really articulate exactly what I liked. Just know that I liked it immensely
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Blood, Gun violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Animal death
Minor: Terminal illness and Alcoholism
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