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464 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449225158
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 30 June 1996
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only ally: the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Thou...
Community Reviews Summary of 807 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 33%
tense 33%
inspiring 21%
informative 16%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
dark 11%
reflective 11%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 31% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 45%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 22% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Misogyny, Classism, RacismModerate
Miscarriage, Death, Colonisation464 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449225158
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 30 June 1996
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only ally: the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Thou...
Community Reviews Summary of 807 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
hopeful 33%
tense 33%
inspiring 21%
informative 16%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
dark 11%
reflective 11%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 31% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 45%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 22% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Classism, RacismModerate
Miscarriage, Death, Colonisation