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stellahadz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Child death and Abandonment
helsbelles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Slavery
Moderate: Violence
jeyjeyyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, and Colonisation
seanamcphie's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content and Trafficking
bessjoyce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
maecaitlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
As someone with no prior knowledge of the Tichborne Trial, I was fully immersed in the complexities and scandal. Having read some of Smith’s Grand Union stories, I enjoyed her switch to historical fiction.
This was a freebie, but I would recommend to anyone with an interest in Victorian literature.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
dafni's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Fatphobia
knkoch'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
2.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Racial slurs and Slavery
kirstym25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Slavery
Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Classism