A review by bucher_freund
Wounded by Greta T. Bates

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

Elia is nearly eighteen, and is spending the summer taking summer school, hanging out with her best friend T, and dipping her toes into witchcraft. See, the women in her family are prone to mental illness and tend to treat each other poorly. Rather than join that cycle, she's hoping to find a way to break it. But are the powers she's tampering with going to help her heal, or will they come with unexpected consequences?

Bates's debut novella is a heartfelt and heartbreaking examination of generational trauma, the false comfort of self-harm, and the importance of friendship. It also has some fun witchy vibes. Recommended for readers who like young adult protagonists and stories about magic.