A review by hissukissu
Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

The story was really flat and shallow. It was tense and handled many difficult aspects as losing someone, fertility and religion. However it felt very unrealistic even for scifi book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit