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Corinne by Rebecca Morrow

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bev3203's review

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.25

So much angst! After awhile I got sick of all the yelling and whining. I get it. Both characters are dealing with their ultra-conservative church and their forbidden love. The horse was dead long before the angst stopped. And the switch was immediate. One day, arguing with each other and interrupting all intimacy with one crisis of conscience or another, then the next day getting it on like rabbits.

Hard book to get through.

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linddykal's review

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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2kimi2furious's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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lsloan84's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

I read this book after hearing it was about a woman who left a fundamentalist Christian sect, hoping for a lot of introspection and insight about religious deconstruction. I had also heard that the prose was beautiful. It was none of those things. Yes, the main character left the sect, but the writing was choppy and immature. There was no discussion or work done to break down or heal from the religious trauma; there was just playing the victim. Corrine had very little agency, even as someone no longer under control of the religious leaders. I was disappointed in this book.

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jezzy8's review

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emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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megbooks02's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

WOW… Corinne was a damn good book. I could not put this down. All I can say is, I think I believe the theory that Stephenie Meyer wrote this under the pseudonym Rebecca Morrow.

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jwclaire's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

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abookwanderer's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

If you’re a reader who has no experience with the Christian faith, you may pick up this book and think you’ve stumbled into a fantasy book, an exaggerated tale of a cult-like church determined to enforce their strict moral code. While I wasn’t personally raised in a fundamentalist Christian environment, there are aspects of the novel that I did endure as someone raised in the church. The imbalance of “rules” enforced on males versus females, such as the clothes women were expected not to wear. The exclusion of anyone who didn’t fit the “mold”. For an institution that preaches about light, the church can be a very dark and lonely place.

From the first page, I was engrossed in this mesmerizing love story. I couldn’t look away. I connected with Corinne immediately and she became such a living, breathing person. I was proud of her, cheering her on, heartbroken in the moments when she was hurt and happy in the moments when she found peace and understanding.

"'I know you think of what we did as a sin and a mistake,’ she said. ‘And maybe we’ll do other things that’ll feel like sin to you. But I’m not a sin. I’m not a temptation. I’m a person. And if you love me, you’ll treat me that way. You’ll treat me like a blessing.'"

There is a definite Romeo and Juliet vibe to this book. Enoch is immersed in the church that Corinne was cast out of, but despite belonging to different worlds, they cannot deny or ignore their feelings. The love they feel for one another is stronger than anything else. And while it’s a torturous experience, it’s also very hopeful.

The second half of this novel focuses on Corinne and Enoch as adults and it becomes sexually explicit and graphic. I think it’s done tastefully, that it beautifully conveys the struggle Corinne and Enoch endure to find common ground. But I know some readers will not agree. Personally, I appreciated that Corinne has a healthier understanding of her sexuality. It’s refreshing and inspiring.

Corinne is an eye-opening and fascinating look at how deep the roots of faith can grow, corrupting how a young person sees the world, their families, and themselves. I know it’s a book I will be thinking about for a long time, and may even be among my favorites for the year.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy.

(All quotes are taken from the advance copy and are subject to change in final print.)

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