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hannahpings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Abortion and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
acemummerz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
petr1chor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Torture, Outing, and Alcohol
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Police brutality, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
rachealcroucher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
bookishlittleme'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Transphobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
ejs2000'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
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol
nicoleherz'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? No
4.25
Feminist adventure set in the wild wild west
A thrilling and inspiring story about a woman who knows she's worth more than the fate she is assigned. I loved the immediate focus on science and feminism, especially set in a time where these were not popular topics.
The characters were diverse with fascinating backstories and the author wasn't shy in taking them away from us.
Loved the happy ending, I was positive we weren't going to get one.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
shoohoob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
All in all, I liked it!
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
hmatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Storytelling
I feel like the author was trying to fit too many events into too short of a narrative. This might have been okay, but there were so many minor events that I think we should have spent less time on, and a number of climactic events that we spent barely any time on whatsoever. A lot of these major events "fade to black" as soon as the action starts, and then we are caught up on what happened in retrospect later on - I was REALLY not a fan of this technique, and I don't think it made sense for the "western" genre.
Character-building
We do get a lot of information on most of the characters but, again, it's almost too much for how short of a book it is. What we lose out on, in my opinion, is a more profound emotional connection with the main character. We don't really dwell on her losses or feel them with her, which is extra strange given the whole novel is told in first-person.
TL;DR
The idea behind the novel is fantastic, but it tries to fit too much in. The concepts it seeks to explore are really only half-fleshed-out and the characters are hard to relate to, simply because the plot moves on too fast to hold space for these introspections.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death and Drug abuse
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