robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
1.0
It was very long, the pacing was odd and soooo much was happening. The connection between Viola and Gracewood just wasn’t there for me.
I did like the queerness and the historical aspect but that’s about it, unfortunately.
However, the narration of the audiobook wasn’t for me either.
Additional TW/CW: PTSD and flashbacks
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Ableism, Gaslighting, Sexism, and War
Minor: Vomit
sidhe'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug use, Alcohol, and War
kylarenea_'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Classism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcoholism, Mental illness, War, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Infertility, and Kidnapping
strange_little_ranger'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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Ableism, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, War, Kidnapping, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
littleflowerfairy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Drug abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Violence, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
The sexual harassment warning is very minor, nothing really happens,Spoiler
it's just referring to one scene in the later half of the book where they're in a brothel, and one character makes some vulgar remarks toward Viola. He doesn't touch her inappropriately or anything like that, but I figured it'd be best to still put a small warningtakarakei'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
I’ve heard people say this book is too long and I think if you’re reading a physical copy I could see that - I didn’t quite feel that way with the audiobook (except for a few parts where I felt things dragged a touch). Overall this was a beautiful poignant historical love story between two people growing together in unlearning what the gender binary tells them they are each supposed to be/do/feel/ etc. There are some absolutely beautiful sweeping dialogue passages. This book and mainly it’s side characters are also supremely hilarious which I enjoyed immensely.
3.5/5 🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content and Addiction
Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Deadnaming and War
As the author states misgendering of Viola happens in relation to talking about her past Gracewood suffers from severe PTSD from the war and is recovering from using drugs to cope with itkelisabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Classism, Violence, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Transphobia, Vomit, War, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
briely'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: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Kidnapping, Drug use, Addiction, War, and Suicidal thoughts
scoobygirl93's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, War, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Deadnaming, and Injury/Injury detail
caitlinemccann'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: Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Ableism, and Addiction
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, War, Blood, and Deadnaming