libraryofjess 's review for:

The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Yes

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This is a difficult read but I'm so glad I read the entire story. Informative, heartbreaking, deeply personal in the current regression of women's rights...the messages hit home. There's a lot of wonderful quotes that sum up the reality of what women then and now faced. That freedom is fleeting, not everyone is to be trusted, and male doctors are absolutely fallible creatures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism