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stephroni456's review against another edition
5.0
After reading this story I am speechless. There are some things I want to say, but don’t want to spoil anything. Dixie’s story is heartbreaking and sadly, could be very relatable to many others. After just reading a non fiction book surrounding sexual violence, I did not realize this book was going to have it in there as well. We need to make sure our children are heard and protected.
j_h_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
This was a challenging read for me. The family dynamics were taut and felt like they could snap at any time. The person Dixie could most rely upon was her brother. A lot was being left unsaid, and it seemed Dixie was the one most affected, almost like it was her responsibility to not let the secret out yet she didn't know what the secret was. I felt so sad at the end of the book. So much heartache to try and overcome yet there was also a hint of healing happening within the generations.
susan_e's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
spclteach's review against another edition
5.0
compelling
I started out thinking I wouldn’t like the character’s mother, but that changed and I became so engrossed in the child’s trauma and the way it was resolved that I realized the book was ending and I didn’t want it to.
I started out thinking I wouldn’t like the character’s mother, but that changed and I became so engrossed in the child’s trauma and the way it was resolved that I realized the book was ending and I didn’t want it to.
jess_gilbert's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
jazzymom's review against another edition
emotional
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition
It feels strange to say I liked a book about an 11 year old girl who experiences physical and sexual abuse. It 's sort of like watching a train wreck - you know where the story is headed but you can't look away. In the character of Dixie Dupree, Donna Everhart has created an unbelievably strong, resilient and charming young woman who's childhood is brutally altered by the supposed adults in her life. This is a page-turner story about a rural North Carolina family with all the complications, and then some, that the word 'family' can imply.
knittyreader's review against another edition
5.0
I received a free copy through Netgalley, in return for an honest review.
This was one of those books I could not put down once I started reading. From the very beginning, I had the gnashing feeling that there was nothing as it should be in Dixie's life. Her parents were not rich, and her father's parents and siblings were those typical Southern US folk, but in their own way they were a loving group of people. They just did not always show it in a way Dixie's mother recognised, which was were, for Dixie at least, the problems started.
Meanwhile, Dixie grew up with a mother with moodswings, and a father who could not always cope with the problems of his own little family. When that little family crashed, uncle Ray came to help out financially. If only he hadn't wanted something in return ...
All through reading, I really felt for Dixie, but for her parents as well. The whole book breathed the atmosphere of life slipping through their fingers, and them not being able to grab it. The way this book is written, I didn't feel like reading it - I felt like watching it all happen, while feeling the sun on my skin and smelling the smells around. The story started to live a life on it's own.
This was one of those books I could not put down once I started reading. From the very beginning, I had the gnashing feeling that there was nothing as it should be in Dixie's life. Her parents were not rich, and her father's parents and siblings were those typical Southern US folk, but in their own way they were a loving group of people. They just did not always show it in a way Dixie's mother recognised, which was were, for Dixie at least, the problems started.
Meanwhile, Dixie grew up with a mother with moodswings, and a father who could not always cope with the problems of his own little family. When that little family crashed, uncle Ray came to help out financially. If only he hadn't wanted something in return ...
All through reading, I really felt for Dixie, but for her parents as well. The whole book breathed the atmosphere of life slipping through their fingers, and them not being able to grab it. The way this book is written, I didn't feel like reading it - I felt like watching it all happen, while feeling the sun on my skin and smelling the smells around. The story started to live a life on it's own.
deblyn's review against another edition
3.0
I'd give it more stars,but the sexual abuse was hard to read.