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jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The author does a great job at showing the different personalities, not so easy when there are a lot of characters. The women are no longer close like in childhood; there’s friction between the power-hungry head of England’s coven, the mild witch who pretends to be a simple housewife, the Black lesbian who started her own LGBTQ-friendly coven, and the veterinarian consumed with grief at the loss of her fiancé during the witch war eight years ago. There are spouses and lovers and children and parents and, new to the group, a trans orphan who’s terrified and lashing out in fear. The story is told from four points of view and the voices are distinct.
I read reviews where the readers felt the race and gender issues overshadowed the story. I thought the author raised really important points relevant to current racism, homophobia, and transphobia. The transphobia was heavy-handed but it seemed realistic given what I read online.
I liked it enough where I’m about to start the second in the series. I want to see what happens to these people.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Outing, and War
clairew97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism