A review by nicnevin
We Were Witches by Ariel Gore

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

Truly unsure how I feel about the book. It's well written enough but given its feminist themes, it somehow made me feel less like a woman. Maybe that's just me being weird though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Blood, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Death, Rape, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship