History TooBleakStoppedCaring / Literature

* Despite balancing a mix of tough issues like homelessness and bullying with a lot of bright spots, some of Creator/JacquelineWilson's works can suffer from this, despite being aimed towards little and teenage girls.
** ''Literature/DustbinBaby'' is about April wanting to find her real mother after being thrust into a dustbin when she's born in a back alley, and her past contains such [[SarcasmMode lovely scenes]] like [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide her foster mother commiting suicide by slitting her wrists]]]], [[ParentalAbandonment parental neglect]] and a terrifying [[TheBully bully]]. All this, and [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding she never even finds her real mother]]]].
** The ''Literature/HettyFeather'' series unrelentingly throws many hardships at the titular heroine, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times (it even says "shudder at the hardship she suffers" on the back of the first book). They contain a lot of dark moments and [[HateSink Hate Sinks]] thanks to being set in a WorldOfJerkass including, but not limited to: bullying, Hetty being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:her mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption in the second book]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

** ''Literature/DustbinBaby'' is about April wanting to find her real mother after being thrust into a dustbin when she's born in a back alley, and her past contains such [[SarcasmMode lovely scenes]] like [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide her foster mother commiting suicide by slitting her wrists]]]], [[ParentalAbandonment parental neglect]] and a terrifying [[TheBully bully]]. All this, and [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding she never even finds her real mother.]]]]
** The ''Literature/HettyFeather'' series unrelentingly throws many hardships at the titular heroine, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times (It even says "shudder at the hardship she suffers" on the back of the first book). They contain a lot of dark moments and [[HateSink Hate Sinks]] thanks to being set in a WorldOfJerkass including, but not limited to: bullying, Hetty being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:her mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption in the second book]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

** Literature/DustbinBaby is about April wanting to find her real mother, and her past contains such [[SarcasmMode lovely scenes]] like [[DrivenToSuicide suicide by slitting wrists]], [[ParentalAbandonment parental neglect]] and a terrifying [[TheBully bully]]. All this, and [[spoiler:[[BittersweetEnding she never even finds her real mother.]]]]
** The ''Literature/HettyFeather'' series unrelentingly throws many hardships at the titular heroine, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times (It even says "shudder at the hardship she suffers on the back of the first book" . The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and this is where the darkness really begins, including, but not limited to: bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption in the second book]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

* The ''Literature/HettyFeather'' series, despite some bright spots here and there, unrelentingly throws many hardships at the titular heroine, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to: bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

* The ''Literature/HettyFeather'' series, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to: bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* ''The Literature/HettyFeather series'', despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to: bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The Literature/HettyFeather series, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to: bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], abusive authority figures like [[SadistTeacher the Matrons Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The Literature/HettyFeather series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness really begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness '''really'' begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness ''really'' begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being an actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being adopted until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness ''really'' begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life. Even when Hetty [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding gets her happy ending of being and actress and with new friends akin to a family]]]], the books are still a chore to go through.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being {{Happily Adopted}} until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness ''really'' begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of consumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being {{Happily Adopted}} until she turns five, she is sent back there, and [[BreakTheCutie this is where the darkness ''really'' begins]], including, but not limited to bullying, being locked in the punishment attic, [[spoiler:Hetty's mother [[IncurableCoughofDeath dying of comsumption]]]], [[AbusiveParents abusive father figures]], and countless [[Hope Spot Hope Spots]]. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/JacquelineWilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being {{Happily Adopted}} until she turns five, she is sent back there, and this is where the darkness ''really'' begins, including, but not limited to...
** Being bullied by irredeemable [[TheBully bullies]] called Sheila and Monica.
** Being abused by the cruel matrons (appropriately nicknamed Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly), to the point where they ''lock her in the [[PunishmentBox punishment attic]] for an entire day'' after she stands up for one of her friends to another cruel teacher. At least it ends with Hetty [[spoiler:finding her real mother, Ida Battersea, who is the kitchen maid after she runs away.]]
** In the second book, Sapphire Battersea (which is the darkest of the series), after finding out that [[spoiler:Ida is her mother]], thanks to Sheila, Matron Stinking Bottomly [[HappyEndingOverride throws Hetty in the attic and kicks Ida out of the hospital with no reference]].
** After Hetty leaves the Foundling Hospital at 14 and lands a job as a maid of all work, she later finds out that her employer, Mr. Buchanan, had been stealing her memoirs to write his own story, goes into an {{Unstoppable Rage}} by destroying his office, leading to her being thrown out with no reference.
** After reuniting with her mother in Bignor-on-sea, it turns out Ida's [[spoiler:[[IncurableCoughofDeath suffering from consumption]]]], and her employer, a seemingly kind old lady, heartlessly screams at her to leave her house.
** The rest of the books don't get any better from here, as there are multiple trials that Hetty and her surrogate little sister Diamond (who is TheUnfavorite of her family because her parents wanted a boy instead of a girl) endure, such as abusive [[NiceCharacterMeanActor clowns]], Hetty's adoptive mother being vegetative after her husband dies, her childhood sweetheart, Jem, [[spoiler:ending up marrying another girl]], and them being thrown out of the music hall after a drunken incident. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

** In the second book, Sapphire Battersea (which is the darkest of the series), after finding out that Ida is her mother, thanks to Sheila, Matron Stinking Bottomly [[HappyEndingOverride throws Hetty in the attic and kicks Ida out of the hospital with no reference]].

** Being abused by the cruel matrons (appropriately nicknamed Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly), to the point where they ''lock her in the PunishmentBox for an entire day'' after she stands up for one of her friends to another cruel teacher. At least it ends with Hetty finding her real mother, Ida Battersea, who is the kitchen maid after she runs away.

** The rest of the books don't get any better from here, as there are multiple HopeSpots that Hetty and her surrogate little sister Diamond (who is TheUnfavorite of her family because her parents wanted a boy instead of a girl) endure, such as abusive [[NiceCharacterMeanActor clowns]], Hetty's adoptive mother being vegetative after her husband dies, her childhood sweetheart, Jem, [[spoiler:ending up marrying another girl]], and them being thrown out of the music hall after a drunken incident. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

** Being bullied by irredeemable [[The Bullies bullies]] called Sheila and Monica.

* The rest of the books don't get any better from here, as there are multiple HopeSpots that Hetty and her surrogate little sister Diamond (who is TheUnfavorite of her family because her parents wanted a boy instead of a girl) endure, such as abusive [[NiceCharacterMeanActor clowns]], Hetty's adoptive mother being vegetative after her husband dies, her childhood sweetheart, Jem, [[spoiler:ending up marrying another girl]], and them being thrown out of the music hall after a drunken incident. Needless to say, don't read these books unless you want a dark side of Victorian life.

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by Creator/Jacqueline Wilson, despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being {{Happily Adopted}} until she turns five, she is sent back there, and this is where the darkness ''really'' begins, including, but not limited to...

* The ''Hetty Feather'' series by ''Creator/Jacqueline Wilson'', despite some bright spots here and there, is unrelentingly dark, to the point it becomes too much to bear at times. The first book starts off with Hetty being abandoned as a baby in the Foundling Hospital, and after living a life of being {{Happily Adopted}} until she turns five, she is sent back there, and this is where the darkness ''really'' begins, including, but not limited to...

** Being abused by the cruel matrons (appropriately nicknamed Pigface Peters and Stinking Bottomly), to the point where they ''lock her in the [[Punishment Box punishment attic for an entire day'']] after she stands up for one of her friends to another cruel teacher. At least it ends with Hetty finding her real mother, Ida Battersea, who is the kitchen maid, after she runs away.
** In the second book, Sapphire Battersea (which is the darkest of the series), after finding out that Ida is her mother, thanks to Sheila, Matron Stinking Bottomly [[Happy Ending Override throws Hetty in the attic and kicks Ida out of the hospital with no reference]].

** After reuniting with her mother in Bignor-on-sea, it turns out Ida's [[spoiler:[[Incurable Cough of Death suffering from consumption]]]], and her employer, a seemingly kind old lady, heartlessly screams at her to leave her house.