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Great review! Animal death is my biggest trigger, but I love Leigh Bardugo so I'm very torn. Would you mind if I DM you for more info/spoilers on this part of the story? I would really like to know more so I can decide if this book is best for my mental health.
Jana at ThatArtsyReaderGirl.com wrote: "Great review! Animal death is my biggest trigger, but I love Leigh Bardugo so I'm very torn. Would you mind if I DM you for more info/spoilers on this part of the story? I would really like to know..."
Hi! ABSOLUTELY. I have a link in my bio and you can use that to either send me an insta DM or an email and I'm happy to chat with you! But I'll also say publicly for anyone who is curious: it's not graphic!
Megan wrote: "What level of sexual content is there?"
not graphic! I wouldn't call it at all spicy. I think it's fairly fade-to-black!
Ashley wrote: "Amazing review"
Thank you so much!
Just finished reading the book! Loved it and completely agree with your review!
Very well done review. Sums up my feelings about the book as well
As a history nerd I just want to point out that the Spanish Inquisition was more focused on persecuting heretics, protestants... than witches. There were much less ppl killed for being a witch than in the rest of Europe, and it also ended earlier. In fact, civil courts were persecuting that act more than the Inquisition. It's a fascinating period, and if it's something that you find interesting the figure of inquisitor Alonso de Salazar (the witches lawyer) and the madness in Zugarramurdi's town due to french inquisitors is really interesting!
Lídia wrote: "As a history nerd I just want to point out that the Spanish Inquisition was more focused on persecuting heretics, protestants... than witches. There were much less ppl killed for being a witch than..."
Thank you for this info!! And yes, thank you for the clarification! I fear my point about witches was a bit misleading, as your addition here is very much aligned with what I was kind of trying to say. People often look back on the Inquisition and subsequent persecutions as being very witch-focused (we see a lot of feminist rhetoric pulling out things like "we are the granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn"), but yes, exactly! "Witch" hunts weren't really initially witch hunts, just cultural cleansing of those who were deemed heretical and "other," and this often gets ignored, replaced with the idea that these things were just focused on persecuting witches. (Which, even when they were persecuting "witches," the criteria was usually specifically curated to target religious and cultural minorities, as well as disabled people, which is maybe more what I was trying to say, haha.)
All that to say, well said, and thank you for giving me some more recommendations of things to look into!
I love your review. I just finished The Familiar, and I agree that while I loved the fantasy, the magic & the romance, the culture and the history were what made this book truly great. To me, this type of novel is exactly what elevates these genres to greatness. This book educated me on something I knew almost nothing about, and gave me enough knowledge to seek out more information on my own. It is a history that many people, including myself, do not know enough about.
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Great review! Animal death is my biggest trigger, but I love Leigh Bardugo so I'm very torn. Would you mind if I DM you for more info/spoilers on this part of the story? I would really like to know more so I can decide if this book is best for my mental health.
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Jana at ThatArtsyReaderGirl.com wrote: "Great review! Animal death is my biggest trigger, but I love Leigh Bardugo so I'm very torn. Would you mind if I DM you for more info/spoilers on this part of the story? I would really like to know..."Hi! ABSOLUTELY. I have a link in my bio and you can use that to either send me an insta DM or an email and I'm happy to chat with you! But I'll also say publicly for anyone who is curious: it's not graphic!
Megan wrote: "What level of sexual content is there?"not graphic! I wouldn't call it at all spicy. I think it's fairly fade-to-black!
Ashley wrote: "Amazing review"Thank you so much!
Just finished reading the book! Loved it and completely agree with your review!
Very well done review. Sums up my feelings about the book as well
As a history nerd I just want to point out that the Spanish Inquisition was more focused on persecuting heretics, protestants... than witches. There were much less ppl killed for being a witch than in the rest of Europe, and it also ended earlier. In fact, civil courts were persecuting that act more than the Inquisition. It's a fascinating period, and if it's something that you find interesting the figure of inquisitor Alonso de Salazar (the witches lawyer) and the madness in Zugarramurdi's town due to french inquisitors is really interesting!
Lídia wrote: "As a history nerd I just want to point out that the Spanish Inquisition was more focused on persecuting heretics, protestants... than witches. There were much less ppl killed for being a witch than..."Thank you for this info!! And yes, thank you for the clarification! I fear my point about witches was a bit misleading, as your addition here is very much aligned with what I was kind of trying to say. People often look back on the Inquisition and subsequent persecutions as being very witch-focused (we see a lot of feminist rhetoric pulling out things like "we are the granddaughters of the witches you couldn't burn"), but yes, exactly! "Witch" hunts weren't really initially witch hunts, just cultural cleansing of those who were deemed heretical and "other," and this often gets ignored, replaced with the idea that these things were just focused on persecuting witches. (Which, even when they were persecuting "witches," the criteria was usually specifically curated to target religious and cultural minorities, as well as disabled people, which is maybe more what I was trying to say, haha.)
All that to say, well said, and thank you for giving me some more recommendations of things to look into!
I love your review. I just finished The Familiar, and I agree that while I loved the fantasy, the magic & the romance, the culture and the history were what made this book truly great. To me, this type of novel is exactly what elevates these genres to greatness. This book educated me on something I knew almost nothing about, and gave me enough knowledge to seek out more information on my own. It is a history that many people, including myself, do not know enough about.
