beccasteinbach's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, and Physical abuse
Minor: Murder and War
kylieqrada'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Death
kristy_lyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nell is from the slums, and trying to hide a pregnancy from her disapproving father. She's grinding away at a job she hates trying to get by and living each day in fear of how she'll provide for her secret baby. When Nell meets Alice, she's encouraged by what the gang leader can offer and excited to learn the ways of an expert thief. But being one of Alice's girls isn't without risk, and Nell might have signed up for more than she bargained for.
Based on real people, and such an interesting read. I loved the complex characters and really felt them come to life as the story went on. Alice is bold and gritty and yet feminine and classy. The description of her wearing diamonds like brass knuckles, wrapped in her stolen furs was such a perfect portrait of this badass gang leader. Nell is naive and hopeful, but when everything goes sideways she finds herself with an inner strength no one was expecting. Clever and devious characters, an intriguing plot, and a well paced story that will keep you turning the pages. The language and writing techniques help to set the scene and immerse you in the streets of London post World War II. Highly recommend if your a fan of multiple POV's, and morally grey characters.
Moderate: Rape and Violence
heatherjchin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, and Grief
Minor: Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, and War
blissofalife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Sexism
Minor: War, Abandonment, Police brutality, and Pedophilia
kori_dragon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence and Rape
Spoiler
One rape scene about midway where young Alice is tricked into a situation where she is raped.Spoiler
Added a violence tag due to the use of a straight razor on a couple facessarahchristinesbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape and Violence
leahschmeah'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
fran_buesa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I tried to push through this book. However the info dumping and the cringy attempt at making Alice seem like a menace made it hard.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, Violence, and Pregnancy