Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

6 reviews

nefariousbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was such a surprise. I picked it almost randomly for a reading challenge and it grabbed me by the heart and squeezed until my chest hurt before I could realize what was happening.
I ugly cried. I relate to Patsy and Cicely's story and seeing the culmination broke something in me. my heart doesn't let go either. and this was a very painful reminder of that.
above all, this books is so honest about so many *ugly* things. the reality of being undocumented, the illusion of ingrained motherhood, the social pressure on queerness. I appreciate the book for all of that so much.
it's not an easy read, but it's one that stays with you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Deportation

gidget_selby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

rachel_tb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

christiereads23's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a beautiful novel about motherhood, identity, immigration, love, and finding yourself. Patsy makes the hard decision to leave her five year old daughter Tru behind to finally have an opportunity to live with the woman she has loved since she was young. However, things don't go as planned, and the novel follows Patsy and Tru over 10+ years as each is struggling with their identity and with the feelings of guilt or anger they have at leaving and being abandoned. I did think that the beginning was very slow, and it took me a bit to get invested. However, the author did a wonderful job of describing the aspects of Patsy and Tru's lfie so that you really felt as if you knew them. Even if I didn't agree with some decisions that were made, I understood why it was necessary for the character to do. The ending, after spending so long seeing Patsy and Tru struggle with their relationship, was rushed, and I would have loved to seen their relationship build up instead of getting a "flash-forward to the happy ending" that we did get. Overall, this was a beautiful story with characters you will just fall in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Rape