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ash_oak_crafts's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Troublesome Creek is certainly facing a lot of troubles in this harrowing, yet hopeful tale. I love Cussy. She reminds me of Anne of Green Gables trapped in a worse place and instead of carrot orange hair, her skin is blue. Cussy faces terrible circumstances (*Trigger Warning* for sexual assault, stalking, starvation, domestic violence, child/infant death, medical testing, racism with use of the N word and religious persecution) and remains steadfast in her place as a pack horse librarian. She is the kind of heroine that endures, she is your Jane Eyres, your Annes and whatever other fictitious ladies you think as possessing a strong inner strength. I was hoping this would be a lighter book, but I am glad that I took the time to read this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Stalking, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Racism
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