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silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Excellent story, but also really brutal on the emotions. Honestly, it probably deserves five stars--you can see how this is the author who later went on to write [book:North and South|156538]--I just can't take the constant death and illness and poverty without it lessening my enjoyment somewhat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
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