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blewballoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Minor: Blood, Medical content, Gun violence, and Homophobia
beepbeep101's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, and Sexual content
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, and War
PTSDlocal_hat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Mental illness, War, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
evenstr'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Minor: Drug abuse
prettycloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, War, and Violence
This book is a murder mystery set after WWII, so the trauma from the war, the period-typical homophobia, and the explicit discussion of the victim's death are to be expected. Neither of the two main characters are suicidal, and no one interacts with a centralized medical system (one of the main characters is a small-town doctor).erickabdz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
"Tell me something true, then."
Aw this was so good! I always love everything Cat Sebastian writes, but this time I was delightfully surprised to find such an intriguing mystery and the awfully complicated feelings of having lived a war.
I didn't expect being so attracted to the mystery, but I was immediately drawn to Wychcomb St. Mary and its odd set of characters, especially the women at Little Briars. They were unique and intriguing, and stood on their own in the storyline. They all worked pretty fine for the novel climate and made it a compelling story to hear.
While the mystery is what makes the bigger part of the book, what really captivated me was the romance. I especially loved that this was not falling in love at first glance, but instead seeing a person and thinking, ah, I could fall in love with this person; falling in love with the possibility of love, of something warm and cosy and generally precious.
"All it would take me would be a stiff breeze to push me into outright love with you, and I thought you ought to know that."
There was something so beautiful and lovely in yearning for the idea of falling in love, instead of falling in love outright, and I found myself incredibly sappy for these feelings. Still, though, this romance was part of the story and I'd only recommend this book if you're looking for an interesting mystery in a little English village post-war.
The reason I won't give the book five stars is that the end felt a little rushed and confused me a little bit. I thought I should have mapped the characters to understand it well, and reading at insane hours in the early morning certainly didn't help. I do feel, though, a reread would make it a full five star read for me.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Homophobia