A review by laumilne
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

It was a bookclub pick, and it was too violent and graphic for me. I kept reading even after I first wanted to stop because of wanting to finish it for book club and in the hope that there was some sort of redemption arc or that the bad guy gets his due, but it just got more and more graphic and awful. I definitely should have read the trigger warnings before starting.

First stopped reading for a few weeks at

Baby's death after Adan and Lala fight over her and he hurts her

, picked up again and read more

rape, violence and abuse

and I'm struggling to see how it can resolve in a way I'd want to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, and Child abuse