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kirstencholewa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
cinderrunner's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Unique play on hysteria and hatred. Its heavily influenced by our current world and the bigotry spawned by the Trump administration (author's note says so). Creating a tale where witches are a recognized but marginalized class and using a modern witch hunt lens is a fascinating way to explore these issues. I think its well done and makes the point without being overly heavy handed and still living in a world of engaging fantasy. It does feel very "white woman" take given the nature of the actual historic events inspiring the narrative which might be a negative for some readers. I can look past it cause it is so firmly rooted in a fantasty thriller world. I wanted way more pay off in retribution for the betrayers in the end though.
PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS
PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment