A review by marionhoney
The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

The main love interest was a dickhead. I was expecting more feminism but there was still so much centering of men, male desires and cliched truths pushed about how motherhood compels women to act in a certain way. With the glorification of revenge and violence and domination — it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Rape, Cursing, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, Ableism, and Injury/Injury detail