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juanat77's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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 Witch of Blackboard Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
I remember seeing this book everywhere in the 80s but I never picked it up because of the cover! So many regrets and shame on me!! This was really good. It takes place in 1687 in Connecticut (my home state! so that was pretty cool) when the Puritans are managing religion and law. The story teaches how “witches” were identified, tried and punished. It also shows how quickly prejudice can arise. Not only does the story give a history lesson but also a strong female character which is always a joy to read.
4 stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I remember seeing this book everywhere in the 80s but I never picked it up because of the cover! So many regrets and shame on me!! This was really good. It takes place in 1687 in Connecticut (my home state! so that was pretty cool) when the Puritans are managing religion and law. The story teaches how “witches” were identified, tried and punished. It also shows how quickly prejudice can arise. Not only does the story give a history lesson but also a strong female character which is always a joy to read.
4 stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hazelgirl21's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent
theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
avim's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Child death
tabbrower's review against another edition
4.0
A friend’s childhood favorite and a lovely, beautiful, interesting read, with one (huge) caveat: Kit, the granddaughter of a wealthy Barbados plantation owner, is pro-slavery when the book starts, but that information almost solely functions to further set Kit apart from her new surroundings. While she receives a little bit of backlash from abolition-minded New Englanders a couple of times throughout, which I think is meant to add nuance to our view of Kit and our view of the Puritanical people she doesn’t like (and also, you know, indicate that slavery is bad), it feels wrong to have that be relegated to a secondary plot in the first place. Still, I waited to see Kit, compassionate and reasonable in most ways, recognize that she was wrong and repent deeply. And astonishingly, she just never does. The entire topic is just…dropped. We just never see Kit accept that slavery is evil, and that’s, uh, very bad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery