Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

6 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I found this book on Libby's "Everyone Reads" program.  It was a beautiful and thoughtful book on trauma and the power to survive and forgive in order to move on with one's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A strong debut and a moving exploration of trauma and forgiveness. The style of writing really resonated with me and I was hooked from the first page. 

Felt like a love letter to poetry too which I enjoyed. What an interesting idea to have a character who only communicates in poems.

What didn't sit well with me was that no one really holds Birdie accountable for her abusive behaviors/actions. I understand why the author wrote it this way but I don't think it should be normalized. But maybe that's a me problem because this is very personal and triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Classism, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Classism, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was extremely hard to read. I hated Sylvia more than I hated Birdie or even Daniel. I couldn’t fathom how Sara could even look at Jacob without roiling in disgust (meaning I know I couldn’t). So while is a beautiful story, it’s also far too unrealistic for my brain to grasp. Perhaps I’m less charitable than Sara. Perhaps Sara is more of an aspiration for the kind of heart I would like to have someday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Rape, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Car accident

erinmele's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Emotional abuse

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Thank you to the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

I can’t believe more people aren’t talking about this book! Reading the author’s note at the start, I was extremely skeptical that I would be able to get through this book. But the author so beautifully encapsulated characters with extremely complex feelings. I couldn’t put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness