middlekmissie's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Honestly super well-written,
Spoiler
but the ending killed it for me. Get out of that awful, abusive church, Enoch! Corinne deserves better, and so do you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Misogyny
maypie99's review
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
maregred's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
laura_berger's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Religious bigotry
dalek_caan's review
I found the book to be a let down. As someone who has experienced religious trauma, I was expecting to relate to and feel for the characters in this novel. Instead I was met with blank protagonists, and an extremely confusing writing style. Most of the time, I couldn't tell if this piece was written in first person limited or omniscient because it kept flipping between the two without any warning. Additionally, there were a number of asides in parentheses that were entirely out of place. Not to mention that the writing style overall was dry and repetitive. The author kept using the same descriptors for the characters as well as repeatedly body shaming them even though their physical appearance had no significant relevance to the overall point of the story. I feel that some of the issues in the writing in regards to dryness and repetition may have been worth looking past for an interesting story, but not even that was present. If a more interesting romance had been the focus, that may have been better, but there were too many elements of forgiveness and reunification with the church. It always bothers me when the expectation is for people to forgive the people who hurt them, which I strongly feel this book was encouraging. The main character kept saying "I don't owe him anything" and yet would break her own boundaries just to fall back into her trauma, not just for the love interest but for her family. In conclusion I stopped reading and definitely would not recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Child abuse
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.
Hard book to get through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Toxic relationship
2kimi2furious's review
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
parkerwkelly1's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry
jezzy8's review
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Immature writing at times.Spoiler
The use of parenthesis was off and I felt could have helped have a less obvious ending but disappointed me.megbooks02's review
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Abandonment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse
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