ladykristyofwigtownshire's reviews
72 reviews

Sick Boys by Clarissa Wild

dark medium-paced

2.0

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

reflective slow-paced

2.5

Not for abuse survivors 
The book started out well but was too invested in generational trauma and not actual trauma that result from unresolved generational trauma. 

It’s very gendered. The author normalizes parentification.  Lays blame on the child (adult child) to heal the relationship. 

Makes issues of those who didn’t marry. Compulsory monogamy. 

The author lays bare his biases. 

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The New Bottoming Book by Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy

informative medium-paced

5.0

The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult by Josh Shipp

informative slow-paced

3.5

It’s a good book if combined with other books about connected parenting.  Some parts are a little
misinformed. 

Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power (a Method for Getting What You Want by Getting Off on What You Don't) by Carolyn Elliott

reflective medium-paced

3.0

Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Becky Kennedy

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0