Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

6 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

proceduralbob's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

I don't feel comfortable giving this a rating because it feels too much like rating someone's trauma. But I will say it was a really interesting and terrifying read. So tragic to hear the kind of manipulation and gaslighting this woman went through. My heart went out to her and her daughter, and I was glad to hear at the end that they've been able to mostly put the whole thing behind them. Good for them!

Would recommend to people who are interested in true crime, serial killers, or Ted Bundy specifically.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Rape, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

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

brianna_moye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion and Rape

alexanickole's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

So incredibly  touching and incredibly dark, I’m so happy that this women were able to find peace. I hope the families of the victims and also the women who survived this monster were able to heal, we remember all the victims.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence