Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall

5 reviews

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Rape

squaresunflowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

This was an exhilarating rush of conflicting emotions and dry retching (despite the evident absence of anything remotely gory, the recounts of Liz's experiences still left a very unpleasant taste in my mouth). To get the full picture, I got the updated publication containing Liz's afterthoughts. Reading her inner turmoils laid bare page after page, I felt nothing but deep sympathy. 

On the flip side, not to romanticise Ted Bundy's motives/life, but any aspiring parent should use his story as a stern reminder to themselves too: please, please ensure that you provide your child(ren) a loving and complete childhood; else, you're just one of the many parents that contribute unwittingly to the vicious generational merry-go-round.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief

agustdefault's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

liz was so deeply manipulated by that man and this was very hard to read. he had total control over her even before she had any suspicions. the afterword and mollys story really saved this book and my opinion of liz. if she hadnt added that my view of her would definitely be very different and im glad she has grown to realize who he truly was. mollys story was one of the most disturbing parts of the book and made me deeply uncomfortable reading it. i think the part that hit me the hardest was the section of pictures. it made it so much more real and humanized him in a way that i never could before. i hope molly and liz are both doing well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pedophilia

juliarenae's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Molly's reflection of life with Ted was truly heartbreaking and showed another side of Bundy. The reflection Liz has is powerful as the book shows the toxicity between the couple and the power Bundy had over Liz. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Addiction

averneo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence