Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
“I need Owen to explain this. Because yes, I do know that Owen would never do that, but I also know Hannah would never lie about something like that.”
Mara and Owen are about as close as twins can get. So when Mara’s friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn’t know what to think. Can the brother she loves really be guilty of such a violent crime? Torn between the family she loves and her own sense of right and wrong, Mara is feeling lost, and it doesn’t help that things have been strained with her ex-girlfriend and best friend since childhood, Charlie.
As Mara, Hannah, and Charlie navigate this new terrain, Mara must face a trauma from her own past and decide where Charlie fits in her future. With sensitivity and openness, this timely novel confronts the difficult questions surrounding consent, victim blaming, and sexual assault.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Coming out themes
- Bimisia
- Internalised enbymisia
- Slut-shaming
- Victim blaming, discussed
- Misogyny
- Racist microaggressions
- Rape, central theme
- Sexual assault
- Paedophillia*
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Panic attacks, multiple occurrences on-page
- Alcohol consumption
- Minor injury, mentioned
- Hospital visit, mentioned
- Medical procedure including a rape kit, recounted
- Physical assault
- Bullying
*Main character, who is a minor, is sexually abused by her teacher
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