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Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

238 reviews

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a such an interesting book. The story is dark, funny at times, and addictive. Sally Diamond is an incredible character, and I really enjoyed reading how her story played out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

patibeatriz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

thebookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Aw bruna bedankt voor dit recensie-exemplaar.  Wat een duister boek. Dit boek houdt je tot het einde gevangen. Er gebeurt een hele hoop en het boek blijft je verbazen. Je volgt twee verhaallijnen en het boek springt over tussen heden en verleden. Dit wordt op een hele fijne manier gedaan. Het boek bevat veel heftige thema's en is niet voor iedereen geschikt. Ik vond het een heel spannend en interessant verhaal, maar er zaten niet zoveel plots in. Het einde verliep ook net iets te snel. Ik had wel iets meer geheimzinnigheid willen zien als het om S. Gaat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alannahberkeley's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jamiereidx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

After seeing so much praise online about this book, I decided to pick it up and see if it lived up to the hype.  It certainly does that. 
This story is complex and upsetting.  Reading through this can be quite difficult at times, but this doesn't take anything away from how well the book is written.
I feel like you are easily emersed into the story, maybe even relating to some of the feelings of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, and Abandonment

augustboymama's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SYNOPSIS

• Sally can’t remember anything before her 7th birthday. She was adopted by a couple, and she doesn’t recall life before them.
• Sally is in her 40s now, and her father recently passed from cancer. Her mother had died some time ago. Sally has always been a loner, and she has struggled socially. She gets severe anxiety when dealing with others. 
• Peter’s story intertwines, and it starts when he is a young boy in the 1970s. 

MY THOUGHTS

• Heavy topics.
• Seamlessly woven together.
• Writing flows so well. Impossible to put down.
• Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read.
• Two POVs + alternates between past & present.
• Well-developed characters. Loved getting to learn the back stories.
• It’s impossible to not root for Sally!

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read. Finished in 24 hrs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

lel524's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

3.5

Up until the ending of this book, I thought it would be 5 stars from me. What a letdown of an ending! Really awful. What happened?! Just so disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Car accident

abbier0ad's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

‘It’s hard,’ I said, ‘I’m forty-four and I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.’ 
Same Sally gal, same.

I don’t even know where to start with this one.

At first, this wasn’t a page turner but then WOAH everything changed for me. Even though some of it was kinda expected - S for example, I was still absolutely hooked. 

Very very dark book, even though I won’t lie I wasn’t a massive fan of Sally, my heart still hurt so so much for her. 

I’m not even going to touch upon Peter. Absolutely disgusted me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

cafemielgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic