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snipinfool's review against another edition
4.0
Tara and her family spent their days working with Gene, gathering scrap metal to sell or building barns. It was hard and, at times, dangerous. The children were often injured. The family also helped create tinctures and other concoctions with their mother, Faye, who was an herbalist. Later, Tara helped her mother when she became a midwife. As Tara grew older and the older siblings left the house, she was abused by one of her brothers. She learned how to tread lightly around him, but often, not even that kept him from attacking her. Either her parents did not believe her when she told them what her brother had done or they told her that he was sorry and they were through talking about it.
Her brother, Tyler, decided to leave and go to college. He had borrowed textbooks to teach himself and was able to pass the ACT to get into Brigham Young University. Tara eventually did the same and was able to get into BYU also. She was seventeen when she stepped into a classroom for the first time. This was a whole new world for Tara and one where she did not know the rules. She did not let that stop her and she flourished.
I had a hard time putting this book down. The world Tara came from was so different from the one I was raised in. The hardships she dealt with in her family relationships and those in the outside world would have stopped many from trying to accomplish what they needed to do to be happy. I had a difficult time with how her parents handled the abuse from her brother. I can’t understand why they allowed it to continue. I am glad she had the support of her brother, Tyler, when she was planning to go to college. If she hadn’t, she might have never left.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
hannah_wilson315's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
lilianmathilda's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Body shaming
garyosu's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Sexism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence
_lilyonbooks's review
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
spacedout_reader's review
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
crisca's review
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
rosegoes3's review
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
Minor: Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Animal death, and Gaslighting
hania_027's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Do not read this if you are currently going through the process of understanding traumatic abuse related to family. It is a beautifully inspiring book but can be a lot to process in one sitting if not mentally prepared.hcop's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness