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A review by laurenkara
Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston
4.0
trigger warnings: rape, abortion
It was so good to see a rape victim receive the support they deserve. Again, I wish this book didn't have to exist but I'm glad it does. Obviously, this isn't going to be everyone's story, but it's important that a story like this exists because it's how all rape victims should be treated. I really liked the take on victimisation and how rape victims are perceived by society. I love that E.K. Johnston showed that there a million ways to cope with a trauma and that none of them are wrong. The only thing I didn't like was the scene where Hermione found out that Polly was queer. I think that could have been handled a lot better. I did appreciate that it didn't fall into the trope of "queer side character falls in love with their straight best friend" though. Besides that though, this book was so great and if you can handle the content then I definitely recommend it!
It was so good to see a rape victim receive the support they deserve. Again, I wish this book didn't have to exist but I'm glad it does. Obviously, this isn't going to be everyone's story, but it's important that a story like this exists because it's how all rape victims should be treated. I really liked the take on victimisation and how rape victims are perceived by society. I love that E.K. Johnston showed that there a million ways to cope with a trauma and that none of them are wrong. The only thing I didn't like was the scene where Hermione found out that Polly was queer. I think that could have been handled a lot better. I did appreciate that it didn't fall into the trope of "queer side character falls in love with their straight best friend" though. Besides that though, this book was so great and if you can handle the content then I definitely recommend it!