bdingz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Ableism, Child death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
avisreadsandreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Bullying and Fire/Fire injury
for_esme_with_love's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Leduc weaves a mesmerizing fairytale around the nagging feeling that the very ground beneath us wishes humankind would go extinct. This book has an incredible concept with intriguing characters and strong dis/ability themes. Like many fairytales, The Centaur's Wife gets GRIM and I got stuck around the middle point when the characters were being put through a very slow descent into misery. I had to put it down for a few weeks. When I did pick it up again the book did have a strong ending, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to the right person!
(I don't have fully formed thoughts on this but I feel like there is something about indigeneity that is missing from this book. Curious to see if there are any takes on this.)
(I don't have fully formed thoughts on this but I feel like there is something about indigeneity that is missing from this book. Curious to see if there are any takes on this.)
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion, Bullying, and Violence
Not a fluffy read!!!
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