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forgetfullucy17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Grief
beckcatbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, and Trafficking
Moderate: Sexual assault and Dementia
Minor: Death of parent
thatsssorachael's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment
autumnpayne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse
sarah_amy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Torture, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dementia, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Cursing, Rape, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Based on the child trafficking/illegal adoption agency of Georgia Tann. Lots of details of abuse and allusions to death that went on in the foster homes involved. Many of these children were adopted out illegally and without the consent of the birth parents - some were outright stolen like in this story.lindseymeown's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Y’all, the reality behind this historical fiction story, included in an author’s note at the book’s end, is actually wild— like, a 30-year track of what was essentially state-sanctioned child-trafficking in the name of child protection and then labeled as adoption. During her work with the adoption agency known as the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis, Georgia Tann made the equivalent of ten million dollars in today-money by literally stealing children from poor people and selling them to the highest bidder, placing babies and young children into situations of molestatjon, abuse, neglect, and leading to the death of who knows how many while they waited to be moved into permanent new homes with their wealthy new families.
Like, this one left me with a big how and why and what the hell, so I’ll be over here in a research rabbit hole for a bit if you’re looking for me.
Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Child abuse
ajay913's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Violence and Racial slurs
joymaxineb's review
- 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? No
4.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
cleg_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse
fragrant_stars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape