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theresaemig's review against another edition
I went into this book without reading the blurb so I had no idea what it was about. I could not follow it. Then I read the blurb & decided to give up on it now & maybe start it again some other time when I am in the mood.
wannasbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
milliemary's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
ronjalex's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
Blurb claims it's Fleabag meets... something... (just realised I don't have it to hand) and wow. Yeah. There is some seriously gallowsy gallows humour. It's incredibly, creepingly dark and ominious and sexually violent and funny. Go figure!
It's one of those books that I am very glad to have read, and I doubt I will manage to read it again. The disaffected haze Viv operates in for much of the books was a touch too recognisable at lol. Witchcraft, seriously, how Wyld writes such dark matter with a light touch.
A few moments of... confusion with regard to the intermingled stories of nameless women. There was one in particular that seemed to have taken place in the Berwick house and I struggled to place it on the timeline of events and I think I got too wound up in the little details for it to have the impact it was aiming for.
I imagine this could be a frustrating book for some as very little is neatly concluded. It ends without much change in the characters' lives. A shift has taken place, but they are going to keep plodding along in their grooves.
It's one of those books that I am very glad to have read, and I doubt I will manage to read it again. The disaffected haze Viv operates in for much of the books was a touch too recognisable at lol. Witchcraft, seriously, how Wyld writes such dark matter with a light touch.
A few moments of... confusion with regard to the intermingled stories of nameless women. There was one in particular that seemed to have taken place in the Berwick house and I struggled to place it on the timeline of events and I think I got too wound up in the little details for it to have the impact it was aiming for.
I imagine this could be a frustrating book for some as very little is neatly concluded. It ends without much change in the characters' lives. A shift has taken place, but they are going to keep plodding along in their grooves.
dewoes's review against another edition
2.5
this book reads like a story by that friend who calls everyone they know by name even though you have no clue who they are and you completely lose track of they're saying trying to figure out who the people are
kirstym25's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: Gaslighting
jrmarr's review against another edition
4.0
I was not expecting the visceral reaction I had when reading this book. The frustration; the disorientation; the incandescent rage. There would hardly be a woman who couldn't relate to something in these three stories. It is well structured, with the right balance of intrigue and foreboding to keep you reading. It is a story of women and their relationship with volatile and deceptively cruel men, as well as the legacy of intergenerational trauma, but it is also a story celebrating the relationship between women, and how we can build one each other up rather than tear ourselves down. I still don't know how to feel about it, but it won't leave me easily.
myparisbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Self harm