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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Well written and engaging. Remarkable that the author could take one of the saddest periods in British history and write it in a way that provokes almost no emotion or sympathy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Cannibalism
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism