knitterscasket'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexism and Adult/minor relationship
rangerwing75's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
loverrbboy's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Medical trauma
Minor: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
yikeslou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Anyway let's talk about how Alice was a better husband to Fleetwood throughout that whole book. Every man in this is evil and should get hemorrhoids.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Vomit
Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Minor: Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Main character is seventeen years old and married to a man a few years older than her, as was common at the time.livlostinstereo'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Police brutality
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Rape
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Infertility, Rape, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty
chloemakesbooks'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
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Classism, Child death, Pedophilia, Confinement, and Alcoholism
Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
creativeworld's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Death
shanno_h0'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship
heather_lt'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
4.5
The Familiars is set during the frenzy of the witch hunts in the 17th century, specifically the Pendle witch trials in Lancashire. The story isn't necessarily about the witch trials, but rather follows a desperate young woman who happens to befriend one of the women accused of witchcraft and from there the author brings to life a fictional explaination for why Alice Gray was the only accused witch to be acquitted.
This book held me firmly in its grip from start to finish. I enjoyed so much about it - the general sombre atmosphere with that fantastic creeping sense of dread, the descriptive writing giving a sense of otherworldliness, and the relationships the main character has with her husband, her mother, and her friend.
4.5 stars because I have a slight issue with the ending... Everything was wrapped up a little too neatly for my liking, everything explained with everyone at peace. Too picture perfect.
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, and Misogyny
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Adult/minor relationship