dkamada 's review for:

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Great concept, wanted more from the execution. WHERE DID THEY GO, WHAT DID THEY DO THERE, WHY DID THEY COME BACK

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Classism