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ka_ke's review against another edition
- 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? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
funreliablenarrator's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape
minaegg'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gore and Rape
dru_3'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
4.5
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
bethhreads'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
4.75
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual assault, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent
hsteel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
katiedalton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
It lost me when we went into each of Helen’s past lives in detail. Especially the point where they learn about the curse and in repetitive detail tell the reader what we learned in the first third of the book with Helen and Juliet’s stories.
The last third of the book picked up the pace but felt weird after the slow repetitive feeling of the middle section. Plus there was some weird out of character actions thrown in with Sandra. That felt very out of place with the rest of the story.
Pair that with a 3 hour long chapter (I listened to the audiobook) and none of the book flowed. It could’ve been amazing with a great editor or a new eye of “what the fuck is going on? Let’s rework this”
Also very graphic detailing of rape and sexual assault that I was not prepared for going into this book. That I would argue served no purpose to the overall storyline.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Abortion
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Murder, and War
renettereads'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
4.5
In 2012, Helen is living her fourth life. Not that she knows it, of course. At the beginning of this book we meet her some months after having separated from her husband Roger. When she goes on a blind date with Luke, she starts to remember snippets from a previous life. As it all starts to slot into place, she realises she’s cursed to live through a doomed romance time and time again before dying, and is now at risk of running out of time to finally break the cycle.
This was such an interesting read for me. It gave me quite an Invisible Life of Addie LaRue vibe in that it was really atmospheric, isolated to a small cast of characters, and journeyed through a stretching timeline. I loved seeing how each iteration of this person was so vastly different and how each of those parts influenced one another.
The plot isn’t overly complicated and yet it felt like a lot was happening because we were basically catching up on four lifespans. Parts of this book was definitely a little dark, but it usually didn’t last very long and never felt unnecessary. Not when it all outlined struggles women face on the daily and I could appreciate that the author wanted to incorporate some of those heavier topics to create depth of character. Overall, I was gripped by the fresh take on witches and I particularly liked the pecurliarity of the love story.
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Abortion
bluekelpie'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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Abandonment