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A review by plantbasedbride
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
Grown is an unsettling cautionary tale that explores the grooming, abuse, and assault of underage girls by men in power. Inspired by R. Kelly, Korey is a superstar with charm and charisma who lures Enchanted in with love bombs then flips and exerts control on all aspects of her life, isolating her from her family and destroying her sense of self.
It is so vital that young people read stories like this before they find themselves in a similar situation. I have lost count of the number of people I have known (especially in the entertainment industry) who have been the victim of grooming and/or manipulation and abuse by people with the power to launch careers. Those with money and influence holding a young and naive creative person hostage, dangling their dreams just out of reach. It's disgusting and all too common, as the #metoo movement has demonstrated.
This book is not an easy read by any means, but it covers so much ground and could help young people recognize the signs of abusive and unsafe behaviour before it's too late.
Thank you to Tiffany D. Jackson for including trigger warnings at the start of this book. Stories like these are vital but can bring back trauma for those who have been victims of this kind of abuse. They should be packaged in such a way that allows the reader to make informed decisions about when and if they can consume the content.
Trigger Warnings: sexual abuse and assault of minors, rape of minors, child abuse and physical assault of minors, kidnapping, drugging, ephebophilia, verbal abuse and gaslighting, violence, murder, blood, slut-shaming, victim-blaming
It is so vital that young people read stories like this before they find themselves in a similar situation. I have lost count of the number of people I have known (especially in the entertainment industry) who have been the victim of grooming and/or manipulation and abuse by people with the power to launch careers. Those with money and influence holding a young and naive creative person hostage, dangling their dreams just out of reach. It's disgusting and all too common, as the #metoo movement has demonstrated.
This book is not an easy read by any means, but it covers so much ground and could help young people recognize the signs of abusive and unsafe behaviour before it's too late.
Thank you to Tiffany D. Jackson for including trigger warnings at the start of this book. Stories like these are vital but can bring back trauma for those who have been victims of this kind of abuse. They should be packaged in such a way that allows the reader to make informed decisions about when and if they can consume the content.
Trigger Warnings: sexual abuse and assault of minors, rape of minors, child abuse and physical assault of minors, kidnapping, drugging, ephebophilia, verbal abuse and gaslighting, violence, murder, blood, slut-shaming, victim-blaming
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, and Sexual violence