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staceyinthesticks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Deportation
nordicat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity
book_lover_irl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
strawberrymivvy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Told from two points of view, we hear first how Bess, a poor girl from the docks, has to give up her baby the day she is born but how she scrimps and saves as she's determined to reclaim her when her situation has improved. We also hear about Alexandra, a wealthy widow who never leaves the house, passes her fears onto her daughter, and is persuaded to hire a nursemaid, Eliza, to give Charlotte some semblance of normality in her life.
The stories intertwine and inevitably there is tension between the two women (without giving too much away).
I found the novel enjoyable enough, if uninspiring, particularly as neither of the main characters were particularly loveable or sympathetic. An OK novel about the reality of what it means to be a mother
Minor: Mental illness
boekenalsontbijt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Racism
heather_freshparchment'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation
day_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Murder
rachelizx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment
amberinbookland's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment