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

11 reviews

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5


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sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

2.75

Didn't really love the way it felt like it was trying to make me empathize with a serial killer. Idk what message she was going for but still interesting and relatively well written. 

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5.0


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happilywilted's review against another edition

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4.5

This book was the epitome of my fears of reentering the dating scene as someone in their mid-twenties. 
I know that the possibility of finding a serial killer is low, but clearly not that low, if Elizabeth found it.
It's easy to look down on Elizabeth and say that you don't understand why she stayed so long, but I think it was entirely human and something that we all do much too often: overlook things and try so hard to get this image of our perfect future that we have wanted since childhood.
While reading, I recognized how easy it would be to ignore red flags and trying to see past the negative personality traits of someone because you care deeply and just want this perfect life that you imagined yourself having. It would've been weirder if her mind went to serial killer immediately instead of infidelity or just seeing him as stringing her along (what would've been more plausible? Definitely cheating, yet that wasn't all that was happening, obviously). But Elizabeth didn't ignore nothing, she did everything that she could possibly do, and was told that he was clear and not guilty. 
My ex was also a confusing, sometimes mean, red flag flying thief. When he said he didn't know if a relationship was for him and backed off, a day later he was then crying to me that he loved me so much. I stayed on that rollercoaster for no reason other than I cared for him, even if it wasn't in my best interest. So I understand Elizabeth in that instance. 
Elizabeth and Molly are survivors, and I'm so glad that they are here to tell their stories. I've always believed that family and loved ones of these killers are victims in their own way, because they lost the person that they believed the individual to be. It's just a sad situation all around.

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proceduralbob's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.5


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kesislibrary's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I feel so bad for Liz and Molly and they are both such strong people. All my love towards them. 

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juliarenae's review against another edition

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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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mooandshoe's review against another edition

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4.5


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averneo's review against another edition

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3.5


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anastaciaknits's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.25


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