emmylux7 's review for:

Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie

3.25

challenging dark informative fast-paced

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a semi quick read for anyone who likes small doses of history that doesn't feel like you're reading a textbook.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism