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laurenalippincott's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
skersnick's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape, Body shaming, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Pregnancy, Confinement, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, and Vomit
taelorfiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Vomit
elyssas_editions's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Incest, Bullying, Drug use, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence
book_reader_lover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Darling Girls is a book about 3 foster girls that were placed at Wild Meadows. After 25 years, they are thrust.back to where they hoped never to return. Wild Meadows has been sold and a body has been found. The police want to know what the girls know.
Jessica, Alicia and Norah all came to Wild Meadows under different circumstances and at different times, but they grew a bond that made them sisters. They learned to protect their selves from Mrs. Fairchild, their foster mother.
Hepworth looked at the Australian Foster System with this book, actually it could have been any countries foster system. At times it was a hard book to read bc of the abuse the girls suffered. At other times, I was racing through the book wanting to know what was going to happen next. Hepworth always writes a good psychological thriller and this time was no different.
Tentative Publishing Date April 23, 2024! Go get this book when it hits the stands.
Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Sally Hepworth for the E-ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
😊 Happy Reading 😊
#netgalley #stmartinspress #sallyhepworth #darlinggirls
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit
catriona176's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Grief, Trafficking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Child death
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
traceyanderson's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Vomit, Child death, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Suicide attempt
torturedreadersdept's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content