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timna_wyckoff's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. Read for book club. I wanted to enjoy this more, and I appreciate the idea (both content and format), but the whole thing just felt....forced?
gkelch's review against another edition
3.0
While this book was a little too slowly paced for me, fans of historical fiction of this era will enjoy reading from different points of view. I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
ceejeffe's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Unfortunately, this book was a real let down.
- We got very little emotional depth and given all the horrors depicted in this book, that was disappointing.
- There was pretty graphic depiction of child SA that is really and TRULY only shown to illustrate how horrendous it was to be a girl and “low class” people in the 1600s but I PROMISE the rest of the story depicts that without a young girl needing to be r*ped on page. It had ZERO ties to the plot and was so unnecessary.
- The Climax of this story was anticlimactic but, also, there was very little build up to it so, I guess?
- The ending was basically an info dump, which I always dislike but, in a 266 page book? Why?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
CW: Capital Punishment and Corporal Punishmentkangaruthie's review against another edition
4.0
This is a unique book that tells the story of the first pilgrim colony in Plymouth. I liked how the author elevated the voices of the female characters in the story, and it was interesting to learn more about the history and what life was like in that time. The plot did move slowly, though, and it felt like it was building up the entire time to a huge climax that ended up feeling a little lackluster. It also could have been a richer story with more inclusion of Native American perspectives.
erboe501's review against another edition
3.0
This book was alright. The characters were pretty compelling, and the issue of hypocrisy in power and religion was well played out. But the murder that was meant to push the action along wasn't that enticing.
ldwcameron's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
krobart's review against another edition
4.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/review-1804-beheld/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/review-1804-beheld/