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goodem9199's review
5.0
Wow. Could not put this down. One of the most gut-wrenching, brutal, beautiful books I have ever read.
icanreadish's review
dark
medium-paced
3.5
Conflicted. Absorbing and disturbing, but not in the way the blurb promises.
timna_wyckoff's review
4.0
Read for book club. Parts are graphically brutal, to the point that I thought seriously about not finishing it. But, in the end, I'm glad to have read this. The voice of the narrator will stick with me for a long time.
atharp's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
First off don’t read this book without checking trigger warnings. It is not for the light hearted. This book will make you uncomfortable and break you apart. It is heartbreaking but so incredible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
shannanh's review
4.0
So, this was kinda an odd read. While the writing was great, it was very triggering, and this is coming from someone that doesn't get triggered a whole lot. It's probably why I tend to stay away from most dark reads. Not to mention, most of the characters were horrible people and for the most part, unredeemable. The only ones who were not were Mireille, her in laws and her sister. Her husband was redeemable at times, and her father, well, I'm going to keep my opinion to myself about him.
ri_shin's review
1.0
This book traumatised me, just sadness and suffering, its my fault I should have read up on it but instead I went in blind. Very gruesome and never again will i read books without doing some research before picking them up.
karen_hallam's review
5.0
I'm an emotional mess after reading this. I need time to digest before I comment. But wow, what an important book to read. I may never be the same since finishing this.
moi_stephanie's review
5.0
WOW. WOW. WOW.
Such a brilliantly written book, causing you to squirm with the main character's suffering.
Trigger warning. Not an easy read in terms of the topics it touches.
Definitely a must read.
Could've maybe done without the last couple of chapters, but it doesn't affect my general rating.
Such a brilliantly written book, causing you to squirm with the main character's suffering.
Trigger warning. Not an easy read in terms of the topics it touches.
Definitely a must read.
Could've maybe done without the last couple of chapters, but it doesn't affect my general rating.