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challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
This is a hard book, dark, disturbing in a number of ways. People do dark things, some to survive, some because they can.
Not an easy read, but I do now know more about the Russo-Swedish war, the Swedish royal family, and Stockholm in the 1790s - which is enough for me to know that I am very glad not to have lived in Stockholm in the 1790s.
Good book, well told, but definitely need something lighter now.
Not an easy read, but I do now know more about the Russo-Swedish war, the Swedish royal family, and Stockholm in the 1790s - which is enough for me to know that I am very glad not to have lived in Stockholm in the 1790s.
Good book, well told, but definitely need something lighter now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury