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kateyhb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book took me a few weeks to finish, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I wanted to savor every page. This book touched me deeply with its authentic portrayal of sapphic love when life and death depended on its secrecy. This book is beautiful, heartbreaking, moving. I don’t know if a non-queer person would truly appreciate it, but I think it’s a mandatory read for all sapphics out there.
Heads up, read the trigger warnings for this one. Definitely some heavy topics.
Heads up, read the trigger warnings for this one. Definitely some heavy topics.
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Grief, and Lesbophobia
arieloley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
This novel spoke about heartache in a way that I didn’t know was possible. De Robertis wove in history, love, growth, triumph, fear, and so much more to create a deep emotional tangle the conveyed the need for acceptance and love in our world. The book was slow paced and had a lot of context, which made me take longer with it, but highly worth the read.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Antisemitism
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