Scan barcode
blissofalife's review
- 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
chronically_cosy'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
4.5
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexism
knitterscasket'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
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism
roksyreads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
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
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
emmasanderson'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
3.75
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia
evelum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
alomie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It was possibly about 100 pages longer than I would have liked but overall I enjoyed the story.
Fleetwood the main character is a strong leading lady and very worthy in trying to save her poor midwife Alice who is accused of witchcraft and the murder of a child.
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault