author2223's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism
kimveach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
This is precisely what historical fiction should be. It's an intimate story focusing on two young women and a girl against the backdrop of settling Australia by the British.
Graphic: Death of parent, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Excrement, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Animal death, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
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