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bellsdixon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
janey_bones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ella_bibliophile_98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really enjoyed the descriptions of nature and the magic of the female relationships vs. The cold cruelty of the world of men
It felt a bit hard at times because it is a historical novel the language can be difficult l, but once I got into it I really enjoyed it.
Very sad and quite graphic at times but well worth a read
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Murder
victoria_mh's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
There is a lot of very heavy stuff in this book;kiwialexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
batbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content
Set during witch trials so comes with the upset and mistreatment of women associated with these times, fairly scary upsetting sexual assault of a minor page number in spoilerscrumblebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infertility, Blood, and Pregnancy
ninamanon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The prose was beautiful; I did have to get used to the first person narrative, and I struggled a bit at around the 30% mark, as Anna was boring me a bit with her tedious stories of her past lover, but as I said, I now understand their purpose.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
domigaia's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
I think I greatly misunderstood or was mislead in suggestions of this book. This is a historical fiction or historical retelling of tragedy. Pure brutal tragedy. The feminist uprising I was expecting does not seem like it is going to happen.
Imo “these witches of vardo refuse to be victims, they will have justice. They will show their power. They will not burn.” Is a little misleading ? They do burn, and they don’t really get justice?
I feel like I am constantly waiting for the ‘justice’ bit and showing their power
The writing of the Sami people, and the atmospheric setting the scene was great.
But..
MAJOR SPOILERS/
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horrible scene of SA :( , and then her mother is burnt, and I read ahead that her sister jumps off a bridge. And from reading ahead they are still pretty much in the same position?
And Anna is STILL talking about her useless king who betrayed her.
Started with wonderful writing a premise but was not my type of book. Not rating because I didn’t finish.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
ehs1989's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence