Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Reasons She Goes to the Woods by Deborah Kay Davies

1 review

duaabbasrizvi's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

Brilliant, cutting depiction of a caregiver's mental illness from a child's perspective, and of the pernicious effects of unaddressed trauma and dysfunction on a child's psyche.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment