A review by recycled_personalities
The Outside Circle by Patti Laboucane-Benson

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Genuinely such an amazing book that is really insightful. I wish that there was more emphasis on female characters rather than only being there as plot devices for the lead (the plot was really good though). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Addiction, Murder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault