Currently reading Juniper and Thorn and I made the mistake of going on tumblr to see what others were saying about it. I always forget that people don't get the horror of abusive & dysfunctional family dynamics when they have either never experienced them or believe that there was nothing wrong with the abuse they experienced. Or the horror of being unable to trust your own memories. Instead people think this is a story just about insta-love, forgetting that infatuation is a thing that can happen instantly, and that often times abuse victims will cling to the first person to show them any kindness.
Anyway, I was a lot like Marlinchen when I was in my abusive home and it is nice to see a character with this complex role in the family learn to escape its confines. This is me cheering on her character arc.
