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preciouslittleingenue's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Blood, Sexual assault, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia
hanelisil's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Trafficking
flykites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book just describes how shit the system is. I don’t live in the US but they are presumably universally applicable. Kiara is a strong woman and a women who sacrificed so much to end up in worse situations. Marcus did my head in, his dreams of making it were so big that he ignored what was actually happening on the ground then when someone pulled strings to get him a job he ducking threw it back in their face. He kept going back to Cole convinced he’d make it even though From the sounds of it his bars were weak. Kiara tried everything to get him to listen get him to help and he threw it back in her face shat on her for when she resigned herself to the only way she knew to make money. She had dropped out of school and was trying so hard to get a job but nobody was hiring so she had no other choice. What made her drop out? Her familial situation which was a byproduct of mistreatment at the hands of literally everyone.
Uncle Ty came back and did nothing only ridicule her, the kids did not ask to be born they are not their parents and just cause you had issues with their mother doesn’t mean you shouldn’t help instead you spit in this girls face who is literally doing the onLy thing she can to make money and tell her her dad would be disappointed instead of stretching out a hand and supporting her cause you know how old she is and you know she was taken advantage of.
How selfish of that cop to put her name in the suicide note to drag her into a whole mess partially of his creation too the absolute prick probably realised how much shame and hardship that would bring her.
Sweet ale knew when to walk away at times when she needed breathers which we might’ve disagreed with but once you realise why you forgive her because they’ve all had it rough, she always made her way back to Kiara when she needed her though, I hope the best for Trevor too. I understand it was unreasonable to think Kiara would become legal guardian to him but I hope the system he’s now a part of doesn’t treat him too awfully and that he continues to play ball and swim to drown out the noise around him. He doesn’t deserve any of this. None of them do they are all only kids.
That scene of the police officer cornering her and scraping her vaginal walls so hard it bled was fucking disgusting btw. Literally made mine fucking close up at the thoughts of it. Those police men were all as bad as the other, the people no are supposed to protect you turn out to be dicks exploiting their authority and keeping their jobs after all that. To hear this is based on true story too is harrowing and my heart goes out to any young girl who finds themselves in these situations, I hope it gets better for them but honestly it’s questionable
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Misogyny
Minor: Addiction
haleshorror's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Self harm, Death of parent, Excrement, Rape, Transphobia, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, and Suicide
waybeyondblue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Gun violence
marigoldgem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really loved this book for the variety of lives it showed. I especially love the ending, it was so simple yet so beautiful.
Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Infidelity, Police brutality, Violence, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, and Drug abuse
jamii's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Sexual content, and Police brutality
Moderate: Trafficking, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
ginny_lind's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, Drug use, and Rape
hapikohw's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Stalking, Transphobia, Abandonment, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, and Grief
amberinbookland's review
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Self harm, Mental illness, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Grief, Death, and Sexual content