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lavanyasbooks 's review for:
Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s one of the strangest darkest books I have ever read. Containing every trigger one can think of it’s a difficult read but I finished it in a day only because I couldn’t stop wondering what’s going to happen next.
I have rated it four stars for the sheer gumption of the author to come up with such a difficult story that evokes such pathos and yet making you sympathise with dark characters who in principle do not deserve your sympathy.
I just had a problem with the ambiguous ending but I guess this story couldn’t have ended any other way.
Go into it blind but prepared your heart to be broken.
I have rated it four stars for the sheer gumption of the author to come up with such a difficult story that evokes such pathos and yet making you sympathise with dark characters who in principle do not deserve your sympathy.
I just had a problem with the ambiguous ending but I guess this story couldn’t have ended any other way.
Go into it blind but prepared your heart to be broken.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment