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Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

15 reviews

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

luckylulureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

ctara2123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Rape, War, and Child death

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

This book ruined me emotionally. It really has it all, when it comes to trauma and damaged characters. Catholic guilt? Check. Alcoholism? Check. Abusive family? Check. Complicated past, where the main character thinks they ruined their own life and everything is their fault? Check. Definitely read the CWs if you have any content you’re sensitive to. This is definitely the last book I’m reading without checking the list… it’s very good, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Mental illness and Incest

There is a LOT of elder abuse, and it’s BAD abuse, and

Spoiler

one of the elderly people who suffers this abuse also is victim to a pretty horrific “accidental” death

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emperor_aj's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

smitinghedgehog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death

princeblue33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

eetishmeh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

[This review was written after reading the 2nd book in this duology.]
Tess is a compelling character whose self-deprecating thoughts I relate to. My past isn't the same as hers, yet the way we deal with our problems internally is extremely similar. I love how Rachel Hartman wrote her struggle, weaved together with amazing vocabulary and detailed worldbuilding as Tess put her boots on and walked the endless road. 
Her journey of self discovery begs one to look inwards and wonder—could I do the same?
If you're asking that, well, that's already the first step, isn't it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Cursing, Rape, and Sexual assault

Please look up content warnings before reading the book! I may have missed a few things

balrogfemme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I went into this book expecting rebellious dragon adventures—and I did get those, but I also got a surprisingly in-depth, thoughtful, and realistic exploration of the process of healing from trauma, including the way it lives on in the body and spreads out to poison other things unless properly addressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sayhar13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Miscarriage