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woodsofthebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
the author’s website also contains content warnings, so go check that out too. MAJOR content warning for pregnancy, abortion, childbirthblueyogi'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexism and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
jjyork's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping
kkopacetic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
qteabeans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Racism and Violence
guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
spineofthesaurus'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Deadnaming, Slavery, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
l_e_lavalle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Kidnapping
third_bookworm'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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Slavery, Outing, and Classism
marleywrites'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? It's complicated
4.0
From reading reviews, I thought I wouldn’t like Agnes. But truly, I really enjoyed her character. I don’t usually relate to mothers or the whole “maternal bond” thing, but I really felt like Agnes did a good job of balancing her loyalty to her sisters and her child.
Bella was also a great character. I’m fond of lesbians and I’m fond of librarians, so this was just a wonderful character for me overall. I think I relate to Bella the most, with the anxiety yet fierce loyalty to her sisters.
I don’t have a sister, but reading this book made me feel like I do. These characters had me wrapped up in their little family with them. And their extended family in the witching community was just beautiful.
This book was a bit slow at first, but once it picked up I was IN IT! I think I’m going to recommend it to anyone looking for a witchy read. I’m a big fan of Alix E. Harrow and have read two other books by her. I’ll definitely keep reading her work and I look forward to her next project!
Side note, I loved the LGBTQ+ rep in this book. Amazing.
Side note to the side note: am I the only one who felt terrible for Hill’s dog? 😭
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Death of parent