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A review by salome_esteves
Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This is exactly my type of book: fictionalized account of real events in history. Besides, I am a sucker for multi perspective narration. That's why I knew I would love it and, therefore, that's why my expectations were super high. I did enjoy it a lot. "Dangerous Women" is one of those books that would be a superb movie. So, it was a very visual reading experience.
Since Hope Adams explores the stories of convict women, there are a lot of interesting discussions around guilt and innocence and about what those terms mean in he light of religion, society and the law. But it also reflects on notions of sacrifice, motherhood, oppression and sexual violence in the mid 19th century UK.
The only thing I didn't love was the ending, which felt, for me, a bit too clean and explanatory. I prefer my endings to be more abrupt and messy. But this is an overall great book and I highly recommend it.
Since Hope Adams explores the stories of convict women, there are a lot of interesting discussions around guilt and innocence and about what those terms mean in he light of religion, society and the law. But it also reflects on notions of sacrifice, motherhood, oppression and sexual violence in the mid 19th century UK.
The only thing I didn't love was the ending, which felt, for me, a bit too clean and explanatory. I prefer my endings to be more abrupt and messy. But this is an overall great book and I highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Rape