Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley

2 reviews

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

tiasreads's review against another edition

Several things bothered me about this book, but the two main problems were:
1) The many small inaccuracies and inconsistencies the author didn't bother to check. Such as saying that a person left, but a few sentences later saying that the same person helped Ann do something and then left. Also, saying that Ann and her first husband moved "northward" from Montgomery to Dothan, Alabama, when Dothan is 125 miles south of Montgomery. This is sloppy and amateurish. 
2) The continual message that black people need to get themselves a white savior or two. I really hope I don't have to explain why this is not okay, especially from a black author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent