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porshainielsen 's review for:
The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.75 ⭐️
I have read hundreds of books and I can count on one hand how many times I have actually cried; this is one of them. Beautiful, but heartbreaking prose. Heart ripped out and stomped on. A very real look at how family history doesn’t go away, but trickles down generations.
Major trigger warnings for parent death, alcoholism, single parents, adoption, etc.
“Keeping a child is like keeping the sky; always with me, but never mine.”
I have read hundreds of books and I can count on one hand how many times I have actually cried; this is one of them. Beautiful, but heartbreaking prose. Heart ripped out and stomped on. A very real look at how family history doesn’t go away, but trickles down generations.
Major trigger warnings for parent death, alcoholism, single parents, adoption, etc.
“Keeping a child is like keeping the sky; always with me, but never mine.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Pregnancy