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The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

18 reviews

libscote's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

Lou knows that her birth is from a horrible event in her mother's past. She's kept secrets herself, and now she's carrying a big one--her birth father is out of jail and trying to contact her. He shows up different places, leaves her letters. Additionally, her friend King is back in town, and that brings up a lot of confusing feelings. What do they mean to each other? This story deals with the heartbreaking way Native people have been treated, and although this story takes place on the Canadian plains, it's definitely relevant to the United States as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

szucker6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Vomit, and Abortion

badassbeo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

This own voices story features a biracial, Indigenous Métis and asexual/demisexual main character. Lou spends the summer sorting through complicated feelings around sexuality, race, her history of trauma, her family, and her predatory rapist father reappearing in her life. It was well-told with vibrant imagery and characters you couldn't help but feel attached to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

paperbackparker's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

spinesinaline's review against another edition

challenging hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a really enjoyable read, a bit of a coming-of-age novel with the MC both figuring out her next steps after high school grad and in coming to terms with her sexuality, with tons of beautiful friends and family moments thrown in. That said, there’s a lot of trauma both directly in this story and referred to from the past so do take care when reading. The author has included an introductory letter that lays out content warnings so you can have a heads up before starting the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death

gdobson's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual harassment

avabudavari's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Summer Of Bitter And Sweet is the kind of book that hits on such a deep level. It is hard to come up with the right words to describe everything that this story means. Louisa undergoes so much trauma and challenges that so many indigenous women and girls are forced to face, trauma that spans generations, and it is written about in such an insightful and thought-provoking way. But she also is surrounded by the people that she loves and gets to experience the joys and triumphs of that. I will be thinking about the story for a long time, and you will too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, and Murder