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A review by nina_cooper
Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters
5.0
Beauty of the Broken was an unsettling story for me. It is definitely a great one though, worth each of the five stars I can give, but it really crept under my skin.
You have Mara discovering her love for girls, you learn about the background of a family that is scary and heartbreaking. If you want to know what it must feel like to live with a racist, homophobic psychopath, well, here you might get an impression of it. What really got me, were the hatred and violence that were somehow there, even in the relaxed and more romantic moments. There is so much Mara has to fear, and I found it absolutely believable.
After finishing Beauty of the Broken I needed a few days to get enough distance so that I could write anything at all. Actually, a very good sign. I think the book will effect you, it is definitely well-written and a page-turner. The descriptions of violence are still limited, but they were more than enough for me (trigger warning: rape, abuse). Nevertheless, I had to read on, and wanted to know it all. 5 out of 5 stars.
You have Mara discovering her love for girls, you learn about the background of a family that is scary and heartbreaking. If you want to know what it must feel like to live with a racist, homophobic psychopath, well, here you might get an impression of it. What really got me, were the hatred and violence that were somehow there, even in the relaxed and more romantic moments. There is so much Mara has to fear, and I found it absolutely believable.
After finishing Beauty of the Broken I needed a few days to get enough distance so that I could write anything at all. Actually, a very good sign. I think the book will effect you, it is definitely well-written and a page-turner. The descriptions of violence are still limited, but they were more than enough for me (trigger warning: rape, abuse). Nevertheless, I had to read on, and wanted to know it all. 5 out of 5 stars.