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amberinpieces'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: Blood, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Murder, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Classism, Alcohol, and Gun violence
Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
mirireads'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? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Classism, Gun violence, Vomit, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Forced institutionalization
3frenchtoast's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Torture
Minor: Colonisation, Classism, and Alcohol
blewballoon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Torture
knlipke's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Cursing and Violence
rowan92579's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Murder
radler's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Body horror, Murder, Grief, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury
carolined314's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Gun violence, Death, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Confinement
betweentheshelves'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? No
4.0
There's a bit of murder mystery here, in addition to vigilantism. Kikki and Ana's voices were distinct enough, not to mention they had great chemistry. I loved them. I would definitely read more books about their adventures. And the fact that they're based on real historical figures? Even better.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, and Suicide
Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Sexism
krysley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a fun romp of two teenage girls fighting back against the classism and sexism of 17th-century Potosí, Peru. Kiki and Ana are both strong characters in their own rights, but I thought Ana was the more interesting of the two. She faced a lot of hardship and seemed more layered than Kiki, who was young and rich though very sweet.
While I really enjoyed the setting, sometimes the author would go a little overboard with various details. For example, it was reiterated over and over again how the girls' corsets dug into their ribs within a single scene. The same could be said about the beginning of the book when we're first introduced to Kiki and Ana. The young women's feelings for each other were written in a heavy-handed way to get the point across, rather than allowing it to unfurl throughout the story. While that heavy-handedness lightens up as the story moves along, it just made the beginning of the book seem unbalanced with the rest.
As for the narration, Frankie Corzo and Almarie Guerra both perform beautifully throughout, nailing their character to perfection. My only complaint would be that when those performances are paired together, sometimes their voices were hard to distinguish between each other since they were similar in pitch.
Overall, I really enjoyed listening to Valiant Ladies and my issues were minor when compared to the story as a whole.
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Death
Minor: Sexism