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rorikae's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Bellatine and Isaac Yaga have been forging their own lives. Bellatine finds comfort in creating things out of wood while Isaac uses his ability to slip into other people's mannerisms to busk. They are brought back together when a package arrives, an inheritance from one of their family members. The inheritance in question, a house with legs. As the house starts to bring them together, it also has an enemy who has followed it to America and wishes to see it destroyed. The Yaga siblings will have to band together, pull from their family's history, and believe in one another to take down this threat.
This book is absolutely fantastic. Nethercott has created a collection of complex characters that are both easy to care for and ones that are easily frustrating in ways that feel uniquely human. This is also a story stuffed to the brim with folklore. It is told not only through the eyes of Bellatine and Isaac but also from the point of view of the house, which I absolutely loved. At the heart of this story are so many important lessons. How violence creates a lasting memory. The power and resilience of community. How stories live on. Between beautiful prose, folklore and fantastical elements, and complex characters, this is a special story. I'll definitely be checking out what Nethercott writes next because they brought something unique and magical to this story.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death and Abandonment
Minor: War
thehobbitbarbie'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
As an odd coincidence, the same day I started reading this book, a journalist I was working with told me about his family heritage. One side of his family came to the U.S. to escape the pogroms in the early 1900s. It was the first time I’d heard of the pogroms in Russia, and then this book centers them.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Death of baby, death of family member, graphic Reanimation of dead animalsamburkhouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury
readingrainbowroad's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Alcoholism
tcameron85'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
4.5
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Abandonment
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and War
mossgoblins's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Deportation
victoriousbookworm's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Antisemitism, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment