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emdowd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization
kerryamber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Miscarriage
emma_garner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Miscarriage
mhilt17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Sexism
ibadella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Miscarriage
jillianforster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation
contemporarymeepsie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Initially I struggled to get in to this book. I think I didn't associate with Maren as a character and I found the writing style hard to get in to. Regularly having to reread sentences to understand their meaning. But once Ursa was introduced, I found a character I liked and gradually as the story picked up pace I lost myself in the plot. The friendship that blossomed between Ursa and Maren is so well described and thoroughly genuine that I couldn't not love this book by the end. Every choice each character makes feels real and believable for that character. Every character had a realistic fully formed personality. Kudos to Kiran Millwood Hargrave for her first adult novel as I believe it was a success, and although I struggled to begin with, I do believe it was worth pushing through and I'm excited to see what she writes next. This is a book I have already recommended to a friend.
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Torture, Blood, and Pregnancy
chirpchirp's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence
Physical burns and burning.hannahri0'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
jenferlizbeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Miscarriage