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rspades'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Infertility, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, and Infidelity
betag1013's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Slavery, War, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Self harm, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War
laindarko2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Genocide, Self harm, Child death, Death, Animal death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, and Sexual violence
Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Chronic illness, and Confinement
emwoodley'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
4.0
This book was slow to start for me but as soon as soon as Yael was thrown into the desert I was immediately hooked. This book follows the lives of four women, Yael, Revka, Aziza and Shirah and how they are intertwined in this amazing historical fiction. It has elements of magical realism which I enjoy but that stay true to the essence of the people of the time and their beliefs and culture and it gripped me from start to finish. I am not a religious person by any means, but that does not stop me from enjoying a book that is heavily routed in spirituality.
Everything about these women is captivating and I implore you to give this book a try. The reason I gave this book 4 stars versus 5 is because I really did feel like everyone else's story after Yael was a bit rushed and I really wished I had more of each. I did not get as emotionally invested in Revka as I wished I had and my favorite character, Aziza, I felt could have had even more to her storyline, but I do understand at the end why this wasn't necessarily the case.
Please read this book! You will not regret it!
Graphic: Violence, War, Genocide, Death, Slavery, Murder, Self harm, and Rape
kirani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, and Self harm
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
The pregnancy also includes moderate descriptions of childbirththemoonphoenix'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and Violence