lilheartgirl (6 KP) rated The Glass Castle in Books
Jul 6, 2018
For me I wish there was a warning in the beginning and in front of the chapter or event to anyone who ever was abused that it could possibly trigger them. I know it is not a big part in the memoir but it wouñd help many.
Boys Don’t Cry
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'I can't remember ever reading anything so moving . . . It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYES They say...
Ireland Trigger warning: Childhood cancer
I DNF'd this book and no not because it was at all bad. It hit many spots that were still sensitive to me and it was just the intensity of it that made me put it down. The only reason this didn't get a full four stars was because i didn't feel as thought the main characters had much of a beginning at all, He had barley said anything to her and then they were making out. I kind of wished they went a little more into the relationship as a whole, not only explained bits and pieces through thought. But still a very intense book.
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Tale of a Tooth in Books
Apr 1, 2018
Kyera (8 KP) rated Thirteen Reasons Why: (TV Tie-in) in Books
Jan 31, 2018
The story was told through dual perspectives which I think really enhanced the impact that this book had. Clay receives the tapes that Hannah has recorded, detailing the people and events that have led to her decision. What she believes to be the tale and connections that made her fall further and further. We hear each story and the heart-wrenching impact another person’s actions have on Hannah’s psyche, whether they mean the harm or not. Everything affects everything. One seemingly innocent, yet mischievous action, can snowball into a very harmful situation.
As the reader, we experience the story through Clay’s eyes and follow the emotional journey with him. We despair for Hannah as the events take place, grow to care for her and see how the smallest action might create a larger impact. Clay’s emotions mirror our own, frustration, horror, despair, outrage, and acceptance. We take the journey and grow along with him, learn to be better people and hopefully make a change.
I feel that beyond the trigger warning, it is best to go into the story without preconceived notions and allow it to have its full impact. So many people have connected to this book over the years and for good reason. It is a fantastically powerful story and I would recommend it.
As an additional note, the Netflix series based on this book is a very faithful recreation of the story. Some minor details may be changed, like a character’s name or the order of one of the stories – but overall it follows the book fairly closely. Some of the more major changes were done for dramatic effects, like extending the amount of time that Clay listens to the tapes, allowing them to add more story to the present day tale. I reiterate my trigger warning and believe that it is even stronger for the show, but would still recommend both mediums of the tale. I don’t believe there is a particular order that you need to or should read versus watch them in.
Spider (Rough Ink #2)
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She’s been broken by life. He’s always had it easy. Can they trust each other enough to be the...
Trigger Warning Contemporary Romance
Openly Yours (Offbeat Shifters #2)
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Now the tour is over, Isaac has to adapt to depending financially on someone else for the first...
Paranormal MM Romance
The Saint of Lost Things
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Lindy Morris is stuck. She lives in rural Ireland, banished to a lonely bungalow by her Granda...
Literary Fiction Rural Life Ireland Trigger warning: domestic abuse
A Star to Sail By
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All Crispin Merriott has ever wanted is to be a captain in the Royal Navy. Placed on half-pay after...
Historical Pirate MM Romance
Merissa (11600 KP) rated Shatter Me in Books
Dec 17, 2018 (Updated Apr 11, 2023)
There is a trigger warning at the start of this book and with good reason. The images that Alex Grayson conjures within your mind are horrific and heartbreaking. They will make your heart pound faster as the adrenaline pumps through your veins, your breath hitching as you read faster and faster, praying that the main female is going to be okay, even though you 'see' most of it through flashbacks so that you know she is... sort of.
This is also a story about trust, hope and friendship and the love that can follow if someone is prepared to be patient and help someone who is suffering from trauma instead of riding roughshod over them. There is darkness, there is beauty. There is horror and humour.
Shatter Me will make you sob, not just cry. There will be big, fat, ugly tears rolling down your face but you won't want to stop reading. I read this in one sitting as there was no way I was going to bed halfway through.
This is an exceedingly well-written and well-paced story that will blow your socks off. When I found out that this was a debut novel, I was astounded! I honestly can't wait for the next but at the same time am dreading it (if that makes any sense).
If you can read 'dark' subjects then I highly recommend this. However, please heed the trigger warning!
December 18, 2018