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A review by booksforscee
The Cleaving by Juliet E. McKenna
2.0
The legend of King Arthur is one of violence at its core. The women in it are no more than puppets of masculine fears. Women with power are witches, women with children are forgotten. Women who refuse are meant to be conquered and women who are used are adulterers. This book gives a voice to them.
Going into this book I thought there would be more retelling. This book is true to source and you can tell how much research went into it. It gives these characters that are no more than names a true voice. But the horrible things still happen to them. We just get more of it.
This book is so well researched, the premise is super interesting, but ultimately was not for me.
There are so many trigger warnings in this book so I strongly recommend check those before picking this up !
Going into this book I thought there would be more retelling. This book is true to source and you can tell how much research went into it. It gives these characters that are no more than names a true voice. But the horrible things still happen to them. We just get more of it.
This book is so well researched, the premise is super interesting, but ultimately was not for me.
There are so many trigger warnings in this book so I strongly recommend check those before picking this up !