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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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
Moderate: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Rape and Incest
lakamionka's review
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape
rebeccathebookworm's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
4.5
Utterly heartbreaking, I can already tell this is going to be a book I think about for a long time. Lorraine is faced with an impossible choice when everyone she has trusted and loved her entire life fail her when she needs them most. We get to watch this protagonist rethink how she defines strength and finds promise in the future. A story filled with love, disappointment, and a resentment of the systems that perpetuate shame culture, The Girls We Sent Away will be a perfect read for anyone who loves historical fiction and complicated heroines.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical trauma, and Abortion
Moderate: Body shaming and Death
Minor: Rape, Incest, Infertility, and Pedophilia
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