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A review by kait_sixcrowsbooks
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
I literally finished this book a total of 15 minutes ago, and I am...wrecked. I read it in a daze over the span of a few days while watching my fiancé’s family’s dog/house while they’re on vacation, and y’all. Just. I do not know what to say. I think given more time, I’d be able to spit out a 5-7 page paper, double-spaced, on the different types of victimhood throughout the novel — or the rejection of it — but for now, I got nothing. This was just simply incredible.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent
Other warnings include: child porn; grooming of a child; internalized victim-blaming