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The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews

4 reviews

annaonthepage's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.75

I enjoyed this book. The story is really intriguing and is written really well. The characters are interesting too - Thomas especially as he struggles with his thoughts on religion in a religious-heavy society. I preferred the first half of the book to the second - it doesn't 'drop off' or get worse as a book by any means, I just preferred this half of the story. Would recommend for people who enjoy historical fiction, witches, and the ocean.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

virtualdragonkitty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I am truly at a loss for words about how to describe this book and my feelings about it. It was so good and covered some many theme and ideas. I can't wait to see what else Rosie Andrews delivers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: War

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Leviathan is an interesting take on the cosmic horror genre. Thomas Treadwater is a returning soldier during the English Civil War who returns home to find his father on his deathbed, his sister inconsolable and their servant accused of witchcraft. While Andrews clearly has an understanding of the time period and of the mindset of those who lived in it, much of the book feels sluggish as Thomas desperately searches for answers. Even after getting them, he refuses to do much with them, causing a time jump of 60 years to when he finally gets the nerve to confront his fear. While an interesting take, only those with a deep interest in cosmic horror or period dramas will find the book "bewitching."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

The book takes place in the mid-17th century so there is a lot of Christian religious imagery and content. Also,

Esther and later Milton

start prophesizing and the images can be quite visceral to read.