Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

14 reviews

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

Don't get me wrong. This book is amazing and super well written. But the topics of the story were just too dark and disturbing for me to finish the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ravenclawincabin13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the best distopia I have ever read!!
PLEASE READ THIS, here’s a few reasons;
•Hunger games but feminist but also •stand alone and no love triangle or technology 
•Enemies to lovers but not quite 
•Friends to lovers but not quite
•Silent revolution 
•Bring down the patriarchy 
•Really strong and badass main character 
• amazing plot twist
• every woman has an amazing power within themselves 
• beautiful family bond
• low-key lgbtqia+ representative (with phobia so beware) 
• so well written 
• really empowering 
• Almost none named male characters 
• “trust no one, not even yourself”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

francestea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

An excellent, fast-paced dystopian thriller. This was enjoyed by my entire adult book club so don’t let the YA marketing throw you off.  It harkens back to a lot of my favourites: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Only Ever Yours by Louise ONeill, Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller, and Women Talking by Miriam Toews. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Infertility

izabelacborges's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship