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The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Jennifer Jordan, Liza Rodman
14 reviews
kylamunoz's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
myantigone's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Gun violence, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Cannibalism
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Murder, Suicide, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Car accident, and Homophobia
Minor: Incest
foreverinastory's review
3.0
CWs: child abuse/neglect, murder, drug use/abuse, addiction, rape, sexual violence, emotional abuse, sexual assault, parental abandonment, domestic abuse, gore, dismemberment, violence, alcoholism, death, physical abuse, suicide, mental illness, adult/minor relationship, toxic relationship, blood, homophobia, f-slur, misogyny, sexual content. Moderate: animal cruelty, kidnapping, pedophilia, suicidal thoughts, torture, suicide attempt, injury/injury detail, fatphobia, body shaming, self harm, abortion, vomit, excrement.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Abortion, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Body shaming, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia
nellkristen's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Excrement
mangofandango's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Drug use, and Child abuse
melanie_page's review against another edition
4.0
Check out the full review here: https://grabthelapels.com/2021/05/25/the-babysitter-by-lisa-rodman-and-jennifer-jordan/
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, and Emotional abuse
It's a true crime book in which the killer dismembers women and coerces his child bride (age 14) into sexual situations in which she does not want to participate. You don't get everything in great detail (I'm comparing to a book like Missoula), but there are descriptions.booksandlemonade's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Violence
taiy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
renee_reads_books's review against another edition
3.75
Years later, as an adult, Liza learns that Tony was a serial killer, and that the secret garden where he stopped to "check on things" was actually where he was stashing drugs and burying bodies.
It was an engaging read and well-researched. One thing that I struggled with was that it felt like perhaps her fondness for Tony was played up a bit for the purposes of the novel. I could be wrong, but in the grand scheme of things, she wasn't with him that much. So while I believe that she enjoyed going for rides in the summer, I'm not sure if she really thought about the summer babysitters much during the school year, although I suppose it's possible.
The end seemed to drag a bit. It wasn't terrible, but once things sort of wrapped up and the story kept going, it became a little more difficult to stay engaged because I wasn't sure where it was going so close to the end. That's minor and might just be a "me" thing.
TW that there are a lot of graphic details about what Tony Costa did to the bodies and it might be disturbing for some readers.
All in all, I would recommend this, especially if you are a fan of true crime.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse