vivacissimx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Minor: Incest
strrygo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
book i would love to own and mark up bc some of these quotes r so completely stuck to my brain!
Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, and Death
kirstym25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Incest, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infertility, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Racism
bookpals's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Immediately, the narrator pulls you in with her trauma and confusion of her return to her being dumped into already complicated family dynamics. While I think the story draws you in with the nuances of motherhood and the mother-daughter relationship, the true heart of this story is Adriana and the love that the two sisters have for each other. It is through her sister, that the narrator is able to start healing. I loved their bond and think it was make this book so remarkable. Di Pietrantonia does a great job of capturing the narrator's inner feelings and thoughts, her navigation of an impossible situation. A Girl Returned captures girlhood in such a painful and realistic way as we come into our relationships with our mothers, sisters, and friends.
Graphic: Incest and Abandonment
Moderate: Racial slurs
theportalmaster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Abandonment, and Grief
Minor: Incest
jxreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Incest
ouroboros's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Incest and Abandonment
xbernadette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Classism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Ableism
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
teastoriesrepeat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Blood and Incest
daneelolivaw's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Incest, Abandonment, and Death