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A review by kimveach
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this fictionalized version of the writing of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Even without the ties to the classic book, it was a wonderful historical novel set in Salem in the 1600s.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content