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blissofalife'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I did, however, love the attention to historical detail and dedication to - as far as I can tell - historical accuracy in the descriptions of interactions between the classes and feelings and views of the time. As well as what the characters were wearing, and why.
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Classism
Minor: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
yolanda_h's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Confinement
yikeslou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Anyway let's talk about how Alice was a better husband to Fleetwood throughout that whole book. Every man in this is evil and should get hemorrhoids.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Main character is seventeen years old and married to a man a few years older than her, as was common at the time.the_bees_books'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
3.25
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
livlostinstereo's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape
kibiiiariii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
chloemakesbooks'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
3.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Blood, and Classism
Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
raemow'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
andrea_carroll123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Pedophilia, Medical content, and Death of parent
bybookandbone'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? It's complicated
4.5
Throughout the book, Fleetwood has to deal with being seen as nothing more as an interactive uterus in an expensive dress.
I don't want to say much more than that without spoiling the story, though I wish it had ended with the violent murder of her husband, Richard, and his friend Rodger.
Alice is one of the women accused of witchcraft and Fleetwood's only friend, as well as the only midwife who has actually helped her with her difficult pregnancy.
Don't be fooled into thinking this book is about the Pendle trials, it's set around them but at the end of the day, it's Fleetwood and Alice's story.
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, and Abandonment