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Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz

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_book_girl_82_'s review

I don't normally like these kinds of books and it was just a bit much for me.
I also got a major spoiler before I even started reading it. (Here it is for anyone who wants it)

Mason is the guy who kidnapped her and also her love interest, also he doesn't go to jail because he kills himself

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greatexpectations77's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was very into this story, and I love an unreliable narrator. I thought it gave a pretty realistic picture of what trauma can look like (paranoia, withdrawal, slow recovery, the feeling that everyone wants to go back to "normal" but you are a different person now). For young adults (or anyone!) who went through a trauma or had someone they love go through one, this could really help decipher what could seem like weird and even frustrating behavior. Oh my gosh, the amount that I just wanted to SCREAM at the mother that she needs to just let her daughter heal for FIVE MINUTES. But I think that was also realistic! Excited to read this author again.

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mayy_y's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No

4.0

I started with the audiobook version of this story, and the narrator does a really good job of putting emotions into the words spoken.

The story of Jane is so heart wrenching. What she went through, the physical and mental trauma that she experienced is so difficult to imagine.
It’s a great book but a hard read. Captured my attention throughout.

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mgmbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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? No

3.5

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almckay's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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lyd41's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Gotta love another recovery from traumatic event novel where no one understands the protagonist except that one special person and you kinda can Never tell what's going on because it's written in first person so it's like all over the place obviously bc she's going through a crisis which is what the author intended but I still don't like it. Guys please start writing your trauma recovery books in third person I can't read another first person abstractly described panic attack

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