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Three Days in the Pink Tower by EV Knight

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mandi_lea's review

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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reveriee's review

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dark sad tense fast-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? No

3.5

This book is a retelling of a traumatic, life-altering event of EV Knight’s teenage self. I commend her for reliving these horrific days and taking back her story in the form of this heartbreaking novella. The way the author describes Josey’s trauma response is hard to follow at times, but I imagine this lack of clarity is a reflection of dissociation. Tarot cards and a shift in spirituality is a minor focus.

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ardnaswilliams's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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opheliasviolence's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

"There is power here. Men call women whores because they fear them, because they fear the power they hold between their legs and secrets of creation within their cells. Take the moniker, if you must, but do not fear."

This is an incredibly powerful story based on the author's real life kidnapping and assault. In it, the author takes control of her own story. The author becomes the creator, representing The Universe in tarot. I love that she took her power back.

This novella was difficult to get through. There are graphic details of SA that the author doesn't shy away from. This made me feel physically sick at some points.
Given the graphic nature of the story, I can't recommend this to everyone. Check trigger warnings and make sure you're mentally prepared if you decide to read this.

While I can't say this was an enjoyable read, I can say that it had a powerful message.

I hope that writing this story helped the author heal from the trauma of the past.

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archaicrobin's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This was a hard book to get through and so is also a hard book to review. It’s such a powerful novella that I can’t imagine giving it anything less than 5 stars but this also isn’t necessarily something you enjoy reading. I will be thinking about this for days, the writing, the emotions, the look at what one person had to endure to survive, and how you make your story your own. Be aware of the triggers before reading this (kidnapping, torture, rape) but if you can, I would recommend Three Days in the Pink Tower, it’s a superb feminist

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raechel's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

This is a very tough to read novella. It's inspired and heavily influenced by the author's own experience of being kidnapped and assaulted by two men for several days. This is her retelling and her taking back her power and her helping her younger self through occult and tarot. There are explicit descriptions of sexual assault and rape in this, so please be aware of you choose to read it.

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