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asienerbrown's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
toriwatson's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book started out pretty strong for me, I was really enjoying the writing and the 3 timelines- it was just too long…
In some ways, I wish that I could have 3 different novels focusing solely on each narrative, as I found the jumping from each perspective wasn’t ideal for my reading style. The author was really ambitious to weave the 3 timelines together and it did work in many ways, but I think each narrative would be better served by their own novel? This novel was so well researched and it shows in the author’s notes and character/world immersion. I really loved Adrienne’s narrative and would love to read more about her and the Lafayettes’ moving forward. Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres to read since it can bring history alive and the potential to learn something new is there, which was delivered upon in this novel as I learned more about the Lafayette and Chanler/Astor families.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, and War
Minor: Antisemitism and Classism
jashanac's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved essentially everything about this. The only thing it was really missing for me is a really notable authorial voice/writing style. There were some awesome lines that I tabbed, but more for the profound thoughts than how the sentences were written/worded. But still, I loved it.
These women, though... incredible. It was so fun seeing the familiar names in the different time periods and how these three women all tied together. I love stories of unsung heroes throughout history, and the ways that these women helped shape the world... it was just so awesome to see and to get to know them and their stories.
These women, though... incredible. It was so fun seeing the familiar names in the different time periods and how these three women all tied together. I love stories of unsung heroes throughout history, and the ways that these women helped shape the world... it was just so awesome to see and to get to know them and their stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Genocide
Minor: Child death