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kibreea_ 's review for:
My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell
“I just really need it to be a love story. You know? I really, really need it to be that; because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it?”
This story is about 15 year old Vanessa Wye, and the relationship she had with her English teacher, who was almost 30 years older than her. Her story begins in 2000, following the development of their relationship, and continues into Vanessa’s adulthood to 2017, where she is now 32 years old; and her former teacher is being accused of sexual abuse by other students.
I can’t tell you how many times I had to put this book down and walk away. I had to occupy my mind with something funny, and doom-scroll on tiktok, to stop my brain from getting too attached to these words. The story is so emotionally charged, and you feel sick to your stomach, but you’re so drawn to the story. It’s so heavy.
So, please - Even if you’re someone, like me, who doesn’t typically look at trigger warnings before reading, check before starting this book.
How do I rate something as traumatic and dark as this? This was a 5 star read for the writing, alone. The way Kate Elizabeth Russell was able to accurately capture what it’s like to go through such a traumatic time through the eyes of a young girl, and the struggle that followed her for years into adulthood, is truly heartbreaking.
“I don’t think I remember anything about myself that happened before him.”
This story is about 15 year old Vanessa Wye, and the relationship she had with her English teacher, who was almost 30 years older than her. Her story begins in 2000, following the development of their relationship, and continues into Vanessa’s adulthood to 2017, where she is now 32 years old; and her former teacher is being accused of sexual abuse by other students.
I can’t tell you how many times I had to put this book down and walk away. I had to occupy my mind with something funny, and doom-scroll on tiktok, to stop my brain from getting too attached to these words. The story is so emotionally charged, and you feel sick to your stomach, but you’re so drawn to the story. It’s so heavy.
So, please - Even if you’re someone, like me, who doesn’t typically look at trigger warnings before reading, check before starting this book.
How do I rate something as traumatic and dark as this? This was a 5 star read for the writing, alone. The way Kate Elizabeth Russell was able to accurately capture what it’s like to go through such a traumatic time through the eyes of a young girl, and the struggle that followed her for years into adulthood, is truly heartbreaking.
“I don’t think I remember anything about myself that happened before him.”