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adventurous
medium-paced
- 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? No
3.0
There were moments I like. I loved Isabetta and Beatrice's mom. The relationship and understanding between Isabetta and Beatrice felt more like the heart of the story than Beatrice's romance. The misogyny was very violent to read so do be careful with that.
However there were still a lot of things that were less enjoyable to me as a reader. Beatrice as a protagonist was very infuriating at times. Especially near the end when it felt like the author was making her make stupid and rash decisions to make the story have more tensions. Like I felt there was just a little more communication needed. And it was to the point that I wanted Isabetta to be the main protagonist. Like without me wanting to know the end of Isabetta's story caused me me not DNF.
I felt like the dad was forgiven way too easily for what he has done and I didn't like it how the way he treated in this family was never addressed.Like he wanted to marry her to someone who was trying to kill her. Helped violently attack her, ignored her when her mother was pleading with him
However there were still a lot of things that were less enjoyable to me as a reader. Beatrice as a protagonist was very infuriating at times. Especially near the end when it felt like the author was making her make stupid and rash decisions to make the story have more tensions. Like I felt there was just a little more communication needed. And it was to the point that I wanted Isabetta to be the main protagonist. Like without me wanting to know the end of Isabetta's story caused me me not DNF.
I felt like the dad was forgiven way too easily for what he has done and I didn't like it how the way he treated in this family was never addressed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Rape
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