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A review by thenymphsvoice
Darling Girl by Liz Michalski
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was enthralled and annoyed and enthralled and engaged and enthralled and angry and enthralled and disgusted.
In short this book had me a little bit all over emotionally. It reads kind of like a romance novel… a little Colleen Hooveresque YET not a real big focus on the romance.
For me reading this novel could be infuriating because I am a mother but I am also the daughter of a… not so great parent so I was seeing the reasoning even if the actions were… regrettable seems like a nice way to put it.
It did not shy away from some disturbing themes, some new ones for me actually. Kind of like a Crime Scene Investigation Detective Drama combined with a mild fantasy light romance novel.
I don’t regret reading it. I suspect I will forget having read it in 6mos 😬
it was a very strange choice by the author to kill the bbeg off screen??? Mildly unsatisfying
In short this book had me a little bit all over emotionally. It reads kind of like a romance novel… a little Colleen Hooveresque YET not a real big focus on the romance.
For me reading this novel could be infuriating because I am a mother but I am also the daughter of a… not so great parent so I was seeing the reasoning even if the actions were… regrettable seems like a nice way to put it.
It did not shy away from some disturbing themes, some new ones for me actually. Kind of like a Crime Scene Investigation Detective Drama combined with a mild fantasy light romance novel.
I don’t regret reading it. I suspect I will forget having read it in 6mos 😬
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, and Drug abuse