puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
Wild Beauty is a story that goes much deeper than the synopsis on the back suggests. Much like the flowers that feature prominently in the story, under the fairy tale beauty are roots that dig deep into the earth. Read it if you like magical realism, stories about family, and/or mysterious modern fairy tales.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Child death, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, and Misogyny
Minor: Body horror, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, and Blood
ifoundcallie's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
I love Anna-Marie McLemore's writing and storytelling so much I would like them to send me their grocery-lists, please.
Seriously this writing is so beautiful and atmospheric and transcendent and mysterious. I loved this story so much and the way the five Nomeolvides cousins were exactly like sisters in all the ways that counted. I loved the family curse and how that turned out in the end. I absoluely loved Fel and Bay. They were both amazing characters that fit so well in the story and just made me so happy. This book is magic.
Seriously this writing is so beautiful and atmospheric and transcendent and mysterious. I loved this story so much and the way the five Nomeolvides cousins were exactly like sisters in all the ways that counted. I loved the family curse and how that turned out in the end. I absoluely loved Fel and Bay. They were both amazing characters that fit so well in the story and just made me so happy. This book is magic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Colonisation, Body horror, and Physical abuse
annalisaely's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love plant magic, I love family love, I love girl love, I love woman-dominated stories, and this book delivered on all of those, plus exploring the editing of history by whoever's on top, the pros and cons of oral history, so many bi characters, and a genderqueer character (that's what she's referred to as by the author in the post-note, so that's what I'm going with).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, and Violence
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