Reviews

The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church

vballerin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

bostonkatreads's review against another edition

5.0

WOW. The fact that this novel is historical fiction is humbling, heartbreaking, and simultaneously unbelievable but not. This is a story of love, friendship, strength, naivety, and the compounding forces keeping women down. The author paints a vivid picture of the complete lack of accountability in a situation where a young person becomes pregnant; everything is her fault and all responsibility becomes hers to navigate alone. The absolute betrayal of adults present throughout was appalling, and I honestly could not stop listening.

I could picture everything as it happened. The abandoned farmhouse, the car rides, the library, everything. This is a somewhat heavy but also important read that left me with tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my skin.

So thankful to the publisher for approving me for this ARC as my first request that had to officially be approved on NetGalley! This book releases soon and I would highly recommend it.

jmilberg's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.25

willow2342's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ksabol's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Medical content

Minor: Rape and Incest

greenclovers75's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

fictionallyyours's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

rhonifoni's review

sad

3.75

rachelreadsdaily's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

This book was exactly what I expected, but I did not expect the range of emotions that I was going to feel while listening to the story.  As a lover of history, I am very familiar with the plight of women throughout history and the barriers that had to be broken to get where we are today, but I spent about 80% of this book angry at the situation and that weasel Clint.  There were so many characters I hated in this story, but Lorraine and Alan were perfection.  My heart ached for all that Lorraine had to suffer through.  While this story is just one example, I couldn't help but think of how many women were treated this way and were faced with the same situation and it just broke my heart and enraged me. 

susanjanette's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0