My Dark Vanessa – By Kate Elizabeth Russell

Some books push a reader out of their comfort zone, this one shoved me.  My Dark Vanessa is my first five-star book of 2020, and it is so well deserved.

This novel delves into the taboo relationship between a fifteen-year-old student and her forty-two-year- old English teacher.  It alternates between Vanessa’s teenage years, when their relationship began, to 2017, when another student has come forward with claims of sexual abuse against the same teacher.  This back and forth worked perfectly for Vanessa’s story. 

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The couples who read together, stay together. That may not be scientifically proven, but it’s worked for us. We have been blogging for over twelve years. While we do enjoy reading together, we rarely read the same novels (although, it does happen occasionally). Sometimes a good book is just too good not to recommend to your spouse/blogging partner. If you’re looking for a book recommendation, you’ve come to the right place. Between the two of us, we cover a wide selection of genres. If you have a recommendation for us, we’d love to hear it! As always, happy reading!

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