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culpeppper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It's a line that I think a lot of historical stories teeter unsuccessfully, a brilliant female protagonist with attributes that render her powerless in one way or another in general society, but I think was done well here. Historical relevance in this was rarely disregarded in settings, characters, and actions, but at the same time the author has given Adelia a mind sharp enough to offer credibility to our suspension of disbelief. This feels like a cohesive world, so while Adelia is largely disadvantaged in many ways it's believeable to a non-historian that a woman in this time like her could exist.
I guess if I were a young woman in the 12th century and I was facing massive life changes, multiple traumatic events, misogyny + antisemitism + xenophobia from literally everyone, and social isolation, I KNOW I'd fall for the first asshole that respected my personage 25% of the time.
Out of all the characters in the book, there are only four (4!) male characters I don't wish venereal diseases on in this story. And one of them is dead by the end.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
A lot of implied and referenced sexual violence, with some on page, towards children, women, and animals.mothmania's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
r3ader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Classism