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massivepizzacrust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Physical abuse
calliereece's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If you haven't read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I also highly recommend that novel but it may be slightly more confusing than this one.
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
aimsro's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
dani_saur30's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment
rodiemom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Murder
Minor: Rape
stromson's review
- 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
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
taymariereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder
oliverlang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
stephbakerbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
You’re introduced to a lot of characters pretty early on and it did take a while for me to keep them all straight (thank you, handy character guide). But I loved that each of these characters were well fleshed out. They don’t all get development, but they’re all fully formed, complex people. Our main character, Arent, does get some nice development, but Sara was really the stand-out character for me. And I loved her relationship with her daughter.
So overall, a clever mystery with characters you can root for and a fascinating setting. And the ending was just perfect!
Read if you like: Sherlock Holmes or other detective duos, locked-room mysteries, historical fiction that is focused more on the fiction than the historical.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Rape
erinjulia's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, and Excrement
Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture