mpchiz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, and Child abuse
luckylulureads'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
cameronmh'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Incest
There is a LOT of elder abuse, and it’s BAD abuse, andSpoiler
one of the elderly people who suffers this abuse also is victim to a pretty horrific “accidental” deathsmitinghedgehog'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
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexism
Minor: Animal death
eetishmeh's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Tess is a compelling character whose self-deprecating thoughts I relate to. My past isn't the same as hers, yet the way we deal with our problems internally is extremely similar. I love how Rachel Hartman wrote her struggle, weaved together with amazing vocabulary and detailed worldbuilding as Tess put her boots on and walked the endless road.
Her journey of self discovery begs one to look inwards and wonder—could I do the same?
If you're asking that, well, that's already the first step, isn't it?
Graphic: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death and Child death
Minor: Cursing, Rape, and Sexual assault
Please look up content warnings before reading the book! I may have missed a few thingstheodinspire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Rape
Emotional Neglectwizardingwisteria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I found it difficult to keep track of the characters, particularly in the first half of the book. Lot of people fufilling lots of different roles and the list of characters in the back of the book doesn't help because they all only have a few words to describe them and they don't describe them very well.
I really started to enjoy the narrative in the second half. About half way through the book I reached a point where I didn't want to put it down. But even then there were sections that really lulled. The pacing was inconsistent and it was obvious while I was waiting for those action moments.
I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style. I found that it was taken way too seriously when nothing was happening in the narrative.
It was an entertaining read towards the end, but largely depressing.
Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
Moderate: Gore and Blood
elle_dee'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
Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
bisexualwentworth's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Additional content warnings for childbirth, religious trauma, underage sex, drowning, misgendering, and general fantasy bigotry.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Minor: Blood