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sbookreader'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
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
britlovestoread'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? N/A
4.0
But in the end things started moving more quickly and everything tied together. A difficult read but a good read.
The author's note at the end adds even more depth and made the story stand out even more for me.
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
book_cave_ghost_girl'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Murder, and War
madeleinebay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
michaelion'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Dementia, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Stalking
ka_cam'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Addition content warnings: Lynching, KKK-style violence; also much of the above content warnings apply to/involve enslaved people and/or childrenjojo_'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Incest, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
michelejenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
nialiversuch'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Abortion
sofipitch'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
4.5
I would really recommend this book but do check the trigger warnings, if some topics are an issue for you.
(Just my soapbox but I think this book is very firmly magical realism, not fantasy, and honestly that a book can't be both in the fantasy and magical realism genres, they both have magic but the fundamentals contradict one another.)
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and War
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, and Dementia