Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

4 reviews

rachel_reads_them_all's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

 This is my 5th Kristin Hannah novel - and probably near the top of my list. Yes - we can all agree that Hannah really draws out the dramatic in her story telling - but that's where she excels. There is in a emotional current that runs through her novels that is incredibly consistent. She is excellent and writing characters you either love or hate, or both and this is exactly how I felt about Tully and Kate.
Tully with her narcissistic, generational trauma and Kate with her desire to keep everyone around her happy. I wanted to scream at Kate to SPEAK up while simultaneously holding my hand over Tully's mouth.

My only complaint is that I feel like Hannah leaves a lot on the table - but maybe that will be answered in the follow up to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Cancer

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Grief

maddiet425's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Cancer, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Aaack! Why do we keep handing our hearts over to Kristin Hannah for the breaking? 
 I'm probably late to the Firefly Lane world. I haven't watched the Netflix version so went in a bit blind and so glad I did.
 I'm sure no one needs a summary, other than this is the story of "TullyandKate" spanning a thirty-year friendship. 
 From their meeting as teens in the 70s, through to their adult lives on very different paths, readers are taken from heartwarming to heartbreaking and back again.
 It's a story for anyone who has ever experienced love, loss, the difficult dynamics between friends, mothers and daughters, and one's self against the world's expectations.
 Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

rysreadingcorner's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

I have never cried so much from a book. Please make sure you are in the right mindset when you are going into this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Terminal illness, and Mental illness