by Jody Raphael
CONTENT WARNING(s) FOR THIS BOOK: Rape (yeah, should be pretty obvious from the title, but just in case, I'm adding a trigger/content warning) *deep breath* This book has a really tough subject matter, and it was emotionally difficult to get through. I had to take a break about halfway through b...
There are subjects that are difficult to read about, awful to talk about but all the same it’s absolutely vital to keep the dialogue ongoing. And then there are subjects that you think you’ve heard the very worst examples of but quickly find you’re wrong. What shocked me was not the horrific experie...
"Vulnerability scares us, very deeply. To feel your body being forcibly penetrated by another human being is an experience of such utter, terrifying vulnerability and helplessness that most people recoil from the thought. To overcome that resistance, to actually identify with the experience and the ...
Disclaimer: ARC read via Netgalley. Do you remember hearing about Laura Logan? She was the reporter who was sexually assaulted in Egypt during the protests. It was a gang assaulted and she was rescued, reportedly, by a group of Egyptian women who rushed the men. Instead of expressing sympathy o...