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A review by jackie_reads_314
Black Widows by Cate Quinn
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
Magnifique! All the characters were both trustworthy and sketchy simultaneously. Quinn did an amazing job fully fleshing out all three women, and the mystery felt like a puzzle that you keep adding sides to. Rip to all that religious trauma, it really be like that sometimes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting