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marselise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide and Infidelity
reburkah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
Minor: Dementia
plaidelephantky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicide and Child death
saffronjw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Suicide
jordandotson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“She had a brilliant, beautiful mind and sometimes I longed to be inside it. Even though I feared what I might find.”
This book is what I imagine to be the best way to describe postpartum depression, as well as the incessant anxieties of being a mother. To acknowledge your mistakes as a parent. To know your child could do or say terrible things. And what it feels like when no one believes you.
Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, and Death
erenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
HOWEVER. The author is VERY weird about sexuality at times (especially at the gallery and about breasts in general), it just keeps repeating the same stuff over and over, literally no one but Gemma is lovable or even tolerable in the whole book, and it’s just. overall extremely “meh”.
I definitely would recommend it to people but like, most of these reviews get the expectations HIGH. it wasnt worth the hype (even though i absolutely enjoyed it too)
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Death, Blood, Addiction, Child death, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Abandonment
rylee2157's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I appreciated the dark view into motherhood, not the sunshine and rainbows most people write about it.
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Self harm
elle_laine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Self harm, and Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and Confinement
lyly_v's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Abandonment
zoiejanelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jesus mary and joseph this book was a mindfuck. motherhood is so scary and this book only worsened my fear. this was a thrilling examination of generational trauma and, as the summary says, what happens when women aren’t believed.
it was admittedly very slow and takes place exclusively in this woman’s mind, so anyone looking for action or plot should not turn to this book. however, i found the internal monologue, paired with the flashbacks, very entertaining. i was on the edge of my seat the entire time, begging for some closure, some truth.
not my typical read but totally worth it.
hashtag mommy issues, amirite?
Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Self harm, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Body shaming, Vomit, and Death of parent