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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse
It is initially confusing but really good once you get going. Definitely persevere with it.
I can’t remember the last time I had a book resonate with me in such a way that I feel haunted. This was incredible.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
SO HARROWING AND INTENSE!
This novel in verse depicts a girl who flees an abusive father and ends up squatting with a sweet elderly woman who has dementia.
They’re both struggling with abuse at the hands of men, and over the course of the story the elder woman helps our protagonist to learn that she’s worthy of love and she didn’t deserve any of the pain. It’s such a difficult read, but it’s beautiful watching Ali find her voice and cut herself off from toxic relationships to protect herself.
I loved this with every fibre of my being, and am so so so glad I read it.
CW: graphic depictions of verbal and physical child abuse, dementia, elder abuse, peer pressure and manipulation
This novel in verse depicts a girl who flees an abusive father and ends up squatting with a sweet elderly woman who has dementia.
They’re both struggling with abuse at the hands of men, and over the course of the story the elder woman helps our protagonist to learn that she’s worthy of love and she didn’t deserve any of the pain. It’s such a difficult read, but it’s beautiful watching Ali find her voice and cut herself off from toxic relationships to protect herself.
I loved this with every fibre of my being, and am so so so glad I read it.
CW: graphic depictions of verbal and physical child abuse, dementia, elder abuse, peer pressure and manipulation
Sarah writes with such beauty and compassion. And yet there is humour in such a difficult topic too (my favourite being the section about the meter reader where Marla is perving).
Allison has run away from an abusive home, looking for someone from her past who used to provide a haven. Her father’s ex-fiancé, Kelly-Ann. Kelly-Ann has moved on, and Allison finds herself in the home of a woman suffering from dementia. Marla recognises Allison as an old friend, Toffee, and the two slowly bond and become a haven for each other.
Marla has a wicked sense of humour, and in helping her Allison becomes stronger. Like Toffee.
I have no words. I devoured this book. Going to taste it between my teeth for ages, and enjoy it too.
Allison has run away from an abusive home, looking for someone from her past who used to provide a haven. Her father’s ex-fiancé, Kelly-Ann. Kelly-Ann has moved on, and Allison finds herself in the home of a woman suffering from dementia. Marla recognises Allison as an old friend, Toffee, and the two slowly bond and become a haven for each other.
Marla has a wicked sense of humour, and in helping her Allison becomes stronger. Like Toffee.
I have no words. I devoured this book. Going to taste it between my teeth for ages, and enjoy it too.