bricktor 's review for:

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is wonderfully empowering and embraces female rage. It is slower paced, but it also kind of makes sense within the tone of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury