Literary Lane

RATING: 4.5 out of 5 stars TRIGGER WARNING: Detailed rape scene and physical abuse Wow. What an intense read, and certainly a most gripping and engrossing one, having finished this one in a matter of days. I definitely preferred it to "Our Fair Lily" with Daisy having been a far more relatable protagonist in that she wasn't a major Mary Sue, so I was really glad to see that, and was also not quite as unrealistic. You honestly feel like you are living this story with her as you feel you experience the unbearable adversity and trauma she suffers, as I felt so terrified and distressed for her when she'd gotten raped by her evil stepbrother and then shortly after gets tricked into going to an Irish mother and daughter home by said evil stepbrother where she has to endure the nuns cruel treatment while also witnessing their cruel treatment of other girls at the home. It was so dark and distressing and it was a really dark, sudden turn after seeing how happy life had been f...

  Honestly, I did enjoy this book, despite also having many criticisms about it, of things that annoyed and grated me to no end. I found it kept me really absorbed and I could simply not put it down, much like with the previous Rosie Goodwin novel I read, The Lost Girl .                                                                                                                                                              Rating: 3 out of 5 stars   It was quite an emotional rollerco aster to be honest, and quite eventful too which I quite liked. The suspense was not quite as great as ...