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meg_merr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
helfire124's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
But then it started getting increasingly boring. The characters and the relationships between them weren't well worked out, the flashbacks were not enough to give the story a strong foundation, and the plot became increasingly crazier.
A plot that started as a sexist/religious dystopia against women ended as a spy kind of thriller, with as an inexplicable ending as it had a backstory.
It's a pity really, the author, with her linguistics background, could have done wonders...
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
violet_moon1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, and Lesbophobia
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Slavery, Violence, and Dementia
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Alcohol
tlholmes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
ksuazo94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, and Pregnancy
whatsophsreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
jen1804's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Add to this the odd writing style flicking between past and present with no help from the formatting, plus the medical jargon, and you find the book being inherently confusing for no good reason.
Satisfactory ending? No.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Torture, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Genocide
cyrusk12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy