A review by belladonnashrike
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
I had to stop reading because I had a strong feeling this was about to get preachy. I love to read books that are challenging - I don’t have to agree with what happens in the text or even the authors tone. good art makes you think, and I love that! 

but I don’t know… the story being that
a woman falls in love with her rapist’s brother (IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER)
and it’s also about forgiveness? i can’t. I understand forgiveness is vital to many people, even when they’re the victim of horrific acts like that. personally, I’m not one to forgive all the time (because if that EVER happens to me, I sure as hell wouldn’t forgive them), but I understand needing that weight being taken off your shoulders. it’s also an accurate phenomenon through a christian lens as well. but to use a
romance with her rapist’s identical twin brother
as a vehicle for telling a story about forgiveness just seems so fucked up. beyond fucked up. it’s not so much the content as it is the tone. I simply cannot entertain this any longer
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