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Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

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tmcphetridge4's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

My first Tiffany Jackson book, I listened to it in one sitting while I made cupcakes for several hours. I... did not like this book. But I want to make it clear that this is NOT my chosen genre of book (I have to read this book for a course I am helping to teach). I found myself cringing all throughout the first half of the book. I know that is the point (to depict a toxic relationship), but I just... wouldn't choose to read this book. Aside from the very clear toxic elements of the book, I thought the "plot twist" at the end was cheap. I am not a big fan of books that "twist" the ending and make you question everything about what you just read. I saw the twist coming, but I also think that it wasn't necessary.

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roguereader1980's review

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dark emotional sad fast-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? No

5.0

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kaerene's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Wow. Grown was so good, super heartbreaking and sad but so goos. Tiffany D. Jackson is becoming one of my favorite authors. Her writing is amazing and just hits you so hard in the face with her stories and the character’s journey. Grown sucks you in with the murder of a famous rockstar and then transforms into a story about the music industry and how men with power take advantage of girls and women. I highly recommend reading this but definitely check out the trigger warnings.

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angelacher's review

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challenging emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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caughtbetweenpages's review

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dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

Tiffany D Jackson doesn't miss. I read this book basically in one sitting; when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about reading it, and then I kept thinking about it long after I turned the last page. Enchanted is one of the most sympathetic characters I can remember reading in a long time. Not because she made perfect decisions or had an eternally sparkling wit. Because she was a child who should have been protected and was failed, time and again, by a man who groomed her into believing she was only worthy of anything if it was given to her by him. And then, when the justice system theoretically put in place to help victims failed her time and again, she had to maintain her strength through that, too. There is so much more I'd like to say about this book but I don't want to spoil it, because the magic of a Tiffany D Jackson book is the one-two-three-infinity punch of her reveals and the complexity of the webs she weaves for her characters to navigate. Let it suffice to say that Enchanted's strength in surviving Absuer McGee, and the scars left by him, and the aftermath she had to live through again and again to appease a justice system against her for every reason, hit closer to home than I'm willing to elaborate on. Check the trigger warnings first, and then go read this book.

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kaynova's review against another edition

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DNF @ 69%

now i did not dnf because this book wasn't good; i actually love the way tiffany d jackson writes and the audiobook of this is unsettling (in a good way). i just thought i had the emotional capacity to read this book, after heeding to the trigger warnings, but that was not the case. this book is HEAVY and TRIGGERING, especially if you are a dv survivor. i suggest only reading this book if you have the stomach and heart to endure it to the end. i wanted to see who ended up actually k!lling korey fields, so i did look it up, so i felt some award for getting through as much as i could.

again, tiffany d jackson's book deserves to be read, but please always be mindful of the trigger warnings because they are there to protect you. though i failed myself thinking i would be fine, a lot of others have enjoyed this book

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