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cosyreads'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
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
swamp_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Actual review: The atmosphere the author achieves in this book is really well done, some parts read as above average in their striking imagery or emotion or beauty, but i feel the rest of the story lacks the refinement of some of the prose. i had a good time while reading and the mystery was intriguing but looking back after the bad guy is revealed left me disappointed (more on this later).
The main character’s constant whining about being overweight (she really isn’t) and being a spinster while only being in her late thirties, was so uncomfortable and irrelevant to the story.
I have much more to say so I will continue this review later.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Abortion, and Pregnancy
sophiepearson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
lillianfc'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
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
- LAST RITUALS by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir—this was another book from this genre that I read because of its connections to archaeology and certain historical subjects that I’m interested in and that was similarly disappointing in its handling of those topics, though maybe not as much as Griffiths’ book.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism
zelephante's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Fatphobia
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
davinmotion'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
4.5
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
zosiablue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Dysphoria
Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy
fossilreads'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
3.25
I will be continuing the series, hoping to see Ruth grow out of judging everyone's weight.
Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Child abuse
professorbadger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Many of the bad reviews here seem to be based on certain elements of the story rather than the writing itself — eg, there was a weird through line of talking about the main character’s weight (I assume the author wanted more weight diversity in novels but didn’t do a great job of carrying that out) and also several instances of infidelity. Writing-wise, the pacing and plot and character seemed well done. The main character had a strong presence, enough that I would like to read more in her series and see what she gets up to next. My library has 20 other e-books by the same author and most have wait times, so I’m hoping that’s a sign that it’s all uphill from here. So, in short, it wasn’t a perfect book but enjoyable enough, and I’m looking forward to checking out more in the series.
Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death and Fatphobia