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Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
I have to give Paulette Kennedy props for her almost addictive writing style. With every chapter, I had to know what was going to happen until I reached the end. I was so enraptured with Loretta and her journey of motherhood and womanhood in the 1950s that I found myself forgetting about the mystery that was happening until I got hit in the face with new information. The combination of historical fiction and horror, along with the addition of a mystery element, has worked very well for the book.
The main reason I had to dock points from this book is that some things, especially in the last hundred pages or so, felt too easy.
Despite this one gripe, I did find myself entertained by Paulette Kennedy's novel, and I loved the reason she wrote it. Beyond the reasons why I love a book, I love it when authors love their books, and you can tell Kennedy loved this book.
"It was time to find out who she really was. To take the cold, bracing plunge into reality, and come out the other side a changed woman. The woman she was meant to be."
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abortion
Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Abortion
Minor: Infidelity
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Self harm, Grief, Abandonment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting