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A review by teatime_with_a_book
Forgiven Are the Starry-Eyed by Christine Doré Miller
5.0
Trigger warning
This was a very heavy intense read that deals with issues in eating disorders, rape, self harm, emotional and physical abuse.
My trigger warning might put you off from reading this review or novel however all these things happened to a young impressionable teenager. I really thought the author did an amazing job bringing to light such tough issues. I was really able to feel such emotion and compassion for the main character as she went through this journey. The book was so raw and realistic it was a heavy intense read, bringing up so many feelings and was very well executed.
" I sobbed at the relief of freedom from no longer being tied to Josh in an official capacity since we were technically now broken up, and partially because of the gripping fear that reminded me I was not, and may never be, truly free of him.
I really want to thank Christine Doré Miller for sending me a copy to review.
I want to remind everyone that they are never alone, that there is always someone or someplace that you can reach out for help.
A raw emotional story; true to the struggles a teenage girl encounters in this day and age. The pain and torture of feeling so helpless, alone, afraid and unwanted when she had so many people trying to be there to support her, such as her friends and parents but she wouldn't let them in, feeling like she deserved this and it's the way a relationship is suspose to be. This book focuses on Andrea and her struggles as she goes through a toxic highschool relationship where she thought she was in love. The boy lied, cheated, berated, manipulates and rapes her. Andrea tries to leave this relationship that she questions what a relationship should be and that maybe she deserves to be treated this way.
This was a very heavy intense read that deals with issues in eating disorders, rape, self harm, emotional and physical abuse.
My trigger warning might put you off from reading this review or novel however all these things happened to a young impressionable teenager. I really thought the author did an amazing job bringing to light such tough issues. I was really able to feel such emotion and compassion for the main character as she went through this journey. The book was so raw and realistic it was a heavy intense read, bringing up so many feelings and was very well executed.
" I sobbed at the relief of freedom from no longer being tied to Josh in an official capacity since we were technically now broken up, and partially because of the gripping fear that reminded me I was not, and may never be, truly free of him.
I really want to thank Christine Doré Miller for sending me a copy to review.
I want to remind everyone that they are never alone, that there is always someone or someplace that you can reach out for help.
A raw emotional story; true to the struggles a teenage girl encounters in this day and age. The pain and torture of feeling so helpless, alone, afraid and unwanted when she had so many people trying to be there to support her, such as her friends and parents but she wouldn't let them in, feeling like she deserved this and it's the way a relationship is suspose to be. This book focuses on Andrea and her struggles as she goes through a toxic highschool relationship where she thought she was in love. The boy lied, cheated, berated, manipulates and rapes her. Andrea tries to leave this relationship that she questions what a relationship should be and that maybe she deserves to be treated this way.