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cptnstphy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Brooks' prose was gorgeous and brought the reader along as if they were right there in the village, such that it was like watching a film (if not for all the grisly and demonic details, I would want to see this film). Despite the reader knowing how the book would generally end (most villagers dead of the plague) she still manages to create suspense and craft a twist ending none could have predicted (in a dazzling, exciting, and satisfying way, in my opinion). The characters were well-crafted, some with unexpected nuance, although our hero was perhaps too Good and without many interesting flaws. Year of Wonders gripped me from beginning to end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Slavery
mrremi's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
This isn't my normal type of book, so if I liked historical fiction more maybe my rating would be higher. I kind of just pushed through in the beginning because I'm reading for a reading challenge and I refused to give up. But it wasn't as interesting and action packed as my usual fantasy books. However, it did grow on me more and my goodness so many things happened over the course of the year. Anna is a very strong woman but the most interesting part of her story to me was what happened in the epilogue honestly. But I guess that it took her growth within this year to allow her to get to that different side of her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail