A review by ali_chaa
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book was brutal. Beautifully written and so clearly well researched. I loved the inclusion of the archaic language, but it wrecked me. I was sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma