Tag: booksabouttrauma
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November 9… Not Calendar-Worthy
“If you don’t show up today, I’ll be there next year. And the next. Every November 9th I’ll wait for you, hoping one day you’ll be able to find enough forgiveness to love me again. But if that doesn’t happen and you never show, I’ll still be grateful to you until the day that I…
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Migrations Will Take You on a Journey
“A life’s impact can be measured by what it gives and what it leaves behind, but it can also be measured by what it steals from the world.” Migrations – Charlotte McConaghy My Rating In Summary of Migrations “Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to…
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The Cage Will Captivate You
“Car. Why did they call them cars? Elevators weren’t cars. In a car you were in control. You could stop, pull over, get out, walk free. They should call them what they were. Cages. That was what it felt like when I was trapped in there, in the dark.” The Cage – Bonnie Kistler My…
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Reminders of Him is a Memorable Read
“People think women who go to prison have a certain look. That we’re a certain way. But we’re mothers, wives, daughters, humans.” Reminders of Him – Colleen Hoover My Rating In Summary of Reminders of Him “After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all…
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A Flicker in the Dark Truly Thrills
“When people get hurt physically, you can see it in the bruises and the scars, but when they’re hurt emotionally, mentally, it runs deeper than that.” A Flicker in the Dark – Stacy Willingham My Rating In Summary of A Flicker in the Dark “When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in…
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Firekeeper’s Daughter Ignites Readers
“Love honors your spirit. Not just the other person’s but your own spirit too.” Firekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline Boulley My Rating In Summary of Firekeeper’s Daughter Daunis Fontaine is an 18-year-old, Ojibwe member (biracial and unenrolled) that is trying to find her place within her community. Although life isn’t easy for Daunis, she finds joy…
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Once There Were Wolves Has Me Howling
“With the disappearance of that man there is anger brewing here, and there are those who would fight to destroy the wolves, and those whose apathy would see them destroyed. And so we must be the ones who fight for them. That will always be the right action to take.” Once There Were Wolves –…
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Rock Paper Scissors: A Thriller-Lovers Dream
“Watching the couple start to relax inside the chapel, she knew that they had made poor choices too. And coming here was probably top of the list.” Rock Paper Scissors – Alice Feeney My Rating In Summary of Rock Paper Scissors Adam and Amelia win a getaway weekend trip to a secluded area of Scotland,…
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We Were Never Here Tests Friendships… & Readers
“I’d been so focused on running away, I’d almost missed what I was running to.” We Were Never Here – Andrea Bartz My Rating In Summary of We Were Never Here “Emily is having the time of her life–she’s in the mountains of Chile with her best friend, Kristen, on their annual reunion trip, and…
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Snow Flower & the Secret Fan Stuns Readers
“When I knew I couldn’t suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way,…
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