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kiwij96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
peyberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and War
kaylokay_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
fancyjess_party's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation
griffl'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War
theladyjsays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
lochnessvhs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
- I adored Opaline's story. It was the standout. Had the entire book been Opaline's story and thoroughly fleshed out, this may have been a 4-star read.
- Henry was the dullest, flattest, most useless character.
- Henry and Martha did not seem to have any chemistry whatsoever. It was only in the moments where one of them are thinking "oh s/he's perfect!" that anything came across, and it felt like we were being reminded they were supposed to be together.
- The magical realism of the story was shoe-horned in and so lightly defined that it seemed to be pointless.
- There are 3 books in this book. One is possibly great (Opaline), one is okay (Martha and her husband and how she grows as a person) and one terrible (Henry and Martha and the magic bookshop).
- Plot holes make my head hurt.
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War
saskiajva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Ultimately the book was fairly captivating and i did read it to the end, but i don’t think i would’ve chosen this had i known what it was actually about. Or at the very least i definitely would have been more mindful about reading this while in a good headspace. The history was pretty cool, it’s clear the author did a ton of research and there are so many historical Easter eggs interwoven
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death and War
Minor: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
sea_tea_books's review against another edition
4.0
This story was more complicated than I had been expecting. There were cozy, hygge moments mingled with a darker, more emotionally heavy undercurrent throughout the story. The consequences of generational trauma are far-reaching.
Henry was funny in an unintentional yet realistic way, which made him charming. His humor helped to lighten some of the darkness in this book.
4 ⭐
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting