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Just Every Trigger Warning Imaginable

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

November 30, 2022 by GentleRain 2 Comments

I am too old to have watched Jeanette McCurdy on Nickelodeon, but I was vaguely aware of her before she started promoting this book. I also follow a lot of eating disorder recovery stuff, so I’d seen her podcast being suggested before this came out and was thus aware that the book was going to deal with her eating disorder a lot. Up front I will say that if you have an eating disorder and/or are in recovery from one, this book is super, super […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: child abuse, child star, cw: eating disorder, Jeanette McCurdy, Mormonism, mother daughter relationships

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:135 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: child abuse, child star, cw: eating disorder, Jeanette McCurdy, Mormonism, mother daughter relationships ·
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“You deserve happiness:” Thoughtful and Resonant Work from Sarah Winifred Searle

The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

February 11, 2022 by GentleRain 1 Comment

Another preordered gift to myself that turned out to be quite the treat! Sarah Winifred Searle is an artist whose work I’ve been following for a while and so I was very excited to see that she had a YA graphic novel coming out. The book lived up to my expectations and I really enjoyed it. The Greatest Thing is about Winifred, who’s about to start sophomore year after her two best friends left for private school. She’s afraid that she won’t make any new friends […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: cw: eating disorder, Queer characters, Sarah Winifred Searle, teenage angst, teenage years

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: cw: eating disorder, Queer characters, Sarah Winifred Searle, teenage angst, teenage years ·
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A Lovely Light Vacation Romance with a Content Warning

Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras

April 21, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I received Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It was a lovely read and a nice vacation from sheltering in my house. There are a couple of heavier things about it that I’ll get into later. Since both come up early in the book, there won’t be spoilers. Luis is a third generation Cuban American Key West native and like his father, brothers, and sister a member of the Key West Fire Department. His captain has just made him […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, cw: eating disorder, fake dating, Island Affair, NetGalley, Priscilla Oliveras

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, cw: eating disorder, fake dating, Island Affair, NetGalley, Priscilla Oliveras ·
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