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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
29 reviews
jessicatanderup'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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
ann_victory_19's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Suicide and Vomit
a_serv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking
Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
akiskies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
refrejarator's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jvbook_reader'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, and Murder
thefragranthand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Excrement
Moderate: Mental illness and Trafficking
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
li_gao'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
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia
lea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It's insta love too and the ending was kinda unsatisfying.
For how hard it is to read, I am still giving it 3 stars because it felt honest in those parts.
Edit: nah the more I think about it the less I like it. Lowering.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
killerwhaletank'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? No
5.0
The story covers three “cases” that sisters Augusta and Julia partake in, each one with some dark themes of abuse and mistreatment of women and children. Essentially it’s like three novellas tied together with overarching main story. It starts with the sisters retrieving a letter for a friend, which sets them on a path of what Augusta feels is true usefulness… helping those women that have no one else. Along the way they enlist the aid of their butler Weatherly, Lord Evan Belford (former nobleman turned highwayman) and others. They’re a Regency sort of “A-Team”.
The characters are fantastic. Rich, well-developed… particularly Augusta who is the one we follow (told from her perspective). They are realistic, compassionate women… and unlike in a romance novel, their reactions and the restrictions, particularly for two spinster women, is very darkly realistic.
The book is satisfying in its resolution, but has left a lot of stories unfinished (Augusta’s relationship with her brother Duffy, Lord Evan’s future, Mr. Kent and Julia, etc.). I hope that this means there is another book in the works. I would love to read more about these wonderful and amazing women.
This book is what Sarah Maclean’s Hell’s Belles SHOULD have been… if it had been more realistic, and the writing is fantastic.
Read the afterward by the author as well, it’s very, very interesting.
Such a great read, I was completely blown away by the quality of this book.
Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Rape