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A review by ashwaar
The Change by Kirsten Miller
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
I knew before I started reading that I would love this book. It sounded right up my street. However, the doesn’t mean it was an easy ride. I get very emotionally invested in the books I read, and when I love a story, I really love it. Unfortunately that means I have to take breaks every so often so I don’t get too.. emotional about it.
The Change follows three women: Harriet, Nessa and Jo as they attempt to unravel the identities of the bodies of two young girls they find on the coastline of their local neighbourhood. With chapters dedicated to the experiences and struggles these women have overcome, they find themselves embracing a newer, stronger power as they age, allowing them to protect and take revenge on those doing wrong.
This book was such a fun time, I was immediately hooked on the characters, both protagonists and antagonists. Harriet, Nessa and Jo’s backstories were compelling and understandably frustrating. It’s a bit on the long side and parts of the story could have definitely been edited a bit more, but I like how self-contained this tale of female revenge was. I didn’t think it was ‘man-hating’ at all, there were plenty of strong, well-intentioned male characters, but the story is about violence against, and treatment of, women, so of course it’s going to focus on those topics.
I thought this book was fantastic and covered so many topics surrounding sexism, misogyny and ageism. I would love to see more older characters given the page time they deserve, especially if they’re as great as these three!
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The Change follows three women: Harriet, Nessa and Jo as they attempt to unravel the identities of the bodies of two young girls they find on the coastline of their local neighbourhood. With chapters dedicated to the experiences and struggles these women have overcome, they find themselves embracing a newer, stronger power as they age, allowing them to protect and take revenge on those doing wrong.
This book was such a fun time, I was immediately hooked on the characters, both protagonists and antagonists. Harriet, Nessa and Jo’s backstories were compelling and understandably frustrating. It’s a bit on the long side and parts of the story could have definitely been edited a bit more, but I like how self-contained this tale of female revenge was. I didn’t think it was ‘man-hating’ at all, there were plenty of strong, well-intentioned male characters, but the story is about violence against, and treatment of, women, so of course it’s going to focus on those topics.
I thought this book was fantastic and covered so many topics surrounding sexism, misogyny and ageism. I would love to see more older characters given the page time they deserve, especially if they’re as great as these three!
Read the review on https://book990337086.wordpress.com/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexism, Pedophilia, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death and Kidnapping