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Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz
4.0
Jane Anonymous is a gripping and deeply emotional story. It explores trauma and healing, and offers you suspense and heartbreak along the way.
My thoughts
An interesting read and a deeply emotional story. That’s what this novel is. I was curious about this book because I wanted to know how the author will tackle such topic and how the characters will go through their journey. Safe to say, I was not disappointed.
The writing style of the author is great for this story. Not only did it grip my attention, it also provoked my emotions. As I read, I was able to connect with the main character Jane and her perspective, her thoughts, her trauma, her confusion, her struggle for closure, and her struggle to get back to normalcy. The exploration of trauma was really good and the alternating “THEN” and “NOW” perspectives made it more compelling. As a reader, I saw how Jane’s experiences in those seven months affected her life, her personality, her mind, her friends and her family.
The plot, although it was great, there were some aspects that were kind of predictable to me and there were still some subplots or questions that seemed unanswered. It would have been nice to get some answers about those certain things.
I also feel like the author could expounded more on certain elements. For example, most of the book was Jane recounting her experience and narrating her struggle on trying return to her normal life. It wasn’t until the end that we started to see Jane actually healing. And although I liked the ending, I would have liked to see more of that healing process and how she will overcome or accept her trauma.
Overall, this was a great read! My actual rating: 3.5 stars.
Content warnings: kidnapping, emotional manipulation, PTSD, self-harm, depression, mentions of sexual assault
I also created a playlist inspired by Jane Anonymous as part of my blog tour stop! You can listen to it here.
(This book review was first published on Enthralled Bookworm as part of the Jane Anonymous Blog Tour hosted by The Fantastic Flying Book Club.)
My thoughts
An interesting read and a deeply emotional story. That’s what this novel is. I was curious about this book because I wanted to know how the author will tackle such topic and how the characters will go through their journey. Safe to say, I was not disappointed.
The writing style of the author is great for this story. Not only did it grip my attention, it also provoked my emotions. As I read, I was able to connect with the main character Jane and her perspective, her thoughts, her trauma, her confusion, her struggle for closure, and her struggle to get back to normalcy. The exploration of trauma was really good and the alternating “THEN” and “NOW” perspectives made it more compelling. As a reader, I saw how Jane’s experiences in those seven months affected her life, her personality, her mind, her friends and her family.
The plot, although it was great, there were some aspects that were kind of predictable to me and there were still some subplots or questions that seemed unanswered. It would have been nice to get some answers about those certain things.
I also feel like the author could expounded more on certain elements. For example, most of the book was Jane recounting her experience and narrating her struggle on trying return to her normal life. It wasn’t until the end that we started to see Jane actually healing. And although I liked the ending, I would have liked to see more of that healing process and how she will overcome or accept her trauma.
Overall, this was a great read! My actual rating: 3.5 stars.
Content warnings: kidnapping, emotional manipulation, PTSD, self-harm, depression, mentions of sexual assault
I also created a playlist inspired by Jane Anonymous as part of my blog tour stop! You can listen to it here.
(This book review was first published on Enthralled Bookworm as part of the Jane Anonymous Blog Tour hosted by The Fantastic Flying Book Club.)