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Mia inquieta Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

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opaulino's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

Powerful.

This book isn't for everyone as it deals with some heavy themes (grooming, pedophilia, rape, sexual abuse), but for those who do, this tells a poignant story. The book does a great job of showcasing the vulnerability of adolescence and the challenge of moving forward from your abuser.

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_pauline's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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micthebookdragon17's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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marplellous's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

does anyone remember how marie kondo was roasted on book twitter for her advice to only keep things that spark joy, including books, and people said this would prevent you from reading and collecting anthing slightly demanding and challenging? well, if i was konmari-ing my house i wouldn't keep this book. doesn't mean its bad tho.

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schellymelly's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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madreadings's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“He was a grown man and you were fifteen.”
“Vanessa, you didn’t ask for that. You were just trying to go to school.”

Absolutely dark and sad reading, one that will stick with you far long after you put the book down. Vanessa still cannot fully accept the abuse she faced for years, still wrapped in the web that Strane had spun for her. Even as the novel flashes back to the present, Vanessa never sees what happened to her as “rape-rape.”

She is perhaps one of the most realistic victims I’ve read — one still refusing to see herself as one, unable to see anything that happened to her as beyond a love story. She even admits this, saying if it wasn’t a love story what else could it have been.

Stories like this are important when it was published and even more so as time goes on

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