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brookebatesratesbooks's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Rape
breadwitchery's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Slavery, Death of parent, and Alcohol
kissmyash0600's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm so split on this book - I liked the story, but I felt like it developed too slow and for too long. The climax was in the last 75 pages of the book, it seemed, and then it ended. It's quite a commentary on how women end up being blamed for so many things and shoulder the burden of the gender stereotype. Even today, when a woman fails to get pregnant, their fertility is looked at with such scrutiny. Our reproductive system and various issues that we have are barely understood and instead of a real effort to better understand these issues, we instead have to see several doctors and sometimes wait years to get a true diagnosis. This book is empowering to those who face gender stereotypes head on, as well as those who have been made to felt less than for not being able to fulfill expectations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Death of parent