sofipitch 's review for:

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I watched the Handmaiden (2016) first and so I thought I knew the plot going into this book. But nope, I was still enraptured with this book and was shocked by all the twists and turns it took.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs