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NOT the book you are expecting!
I was shocked and terribly disappointed by this book! I love Jane Austen novels, and hoped after reading several reviews that this book would be an enjoyable read. The first few chapters were a little slow, but beginning to gain momentum. I had finally begun to get a bit interested in the people when I come to this chapter (centered in old Hollywood) full of profanity and culminating with a GRAPHIC RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT scene. I wish someone had warned me! I cannot believe that in all the reviews I saw and read there was no mention of this. Are people so "used" to this that no one noticed? So I am writing this review to warn other readers who would prefer not to encounter such graphic material. (Yes I know that rape and sexual assault are a part of the real world, however that doesn't mean I want to read about it in graphic detail!) Not even going to finish the book now - I don't trust the author (r reviewers for that matter.) Just imagine how triggering this might be for any young woman who is an actual assault survivor?? There should be ratings on books.....
June 2020 · Books · verified purchase