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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Well, an awful lot of people seemed to love this, but it didn't do it for me. Lex is Girl A. She's now an adult, but she was one of several children rescued from the "House of Horrors". The story is told in the now, and the then, with no distinction between then two. You just work it out as you're reading. And both are very slow with not much happening. It was OK, but I didn't love the writing. I wasn't engaged. The content didn't bother me, but it would definitely bother some
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This went in such a different direction than I was expecting and I did not care for it. It had major The Glass Castle vibes, just with less love towards the parents. Also now that I think about it, less camaraderie between the siblings as well.
Lex Gracie grew up in a house of neglect and child abuse. It's clear from her memories that she hated it then just as much as she hates it now. Her siblings are a bit of a different story. With the winding and super confusing time skips, we learn snippets of the different abuse each child faced while also learning about how it shaped them today. This felt like more of a "who grew up more fucked up" and less of "how did they survive and cope with this" kind of story.
I liked it a little more as I got used to reading it so I'm not giving it an absolute 1 star, but I definitely will not be picking this up again nor will I recommend it to people.
Lex Gracie grew up in a house of neglect and child abuse. It's clear from her memories that she hated it then just as much as she hates it now. Her siblings are a bit of a different story. With the winding and super confusing time skips, we learn snippets of the different abuse each child faced while also learning about how it shaped them today. This felt like more of a "who grew up more fucked up" and less of "how did they survive and cope with this" kind of story.
I liked it a little more as I got used to reading it so I'm not giving it an absolute 1 star, but I definitely will not be picking this up again nor will I recommend it to people.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
It was difficult for me to really get into the story and be able to remember who Girl A was talking to throughout the storyline (which sibling).
Highly recommended read !
Lex is a high powered New York Lawyer, but her past comes back to visit here when her mother dies in prison. She was one of 6 children who grew up in a House of Horrors, and became famous as 'Girl A' when she managed to escaper and alert the authorities to the neglect and abuse her and her siblings were facing.
Named as executor on her mother's will, Lex has to come back to England to sort out her mother's affairs, check in on her siblings and confront her past. A great, read - very dark and absorbing story that will shake you to your core.
I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me an advance copy of the book to review.
Lex is a high powered New York Lawyer, but her past comes back to visit here when her mother dies in prison. She was one of 6 children who grew up in a House of Horrors, and became famous as 'Girl A' when she managed to escaper and alert the authorities to the neglect and abuse her and her siblings were facing.
Named as executor on her mother's will, Lex has to come back to England to sort out her mother's affairs, check in on her siblings and confront her past. A great, read - very dark and absorbing story that will shake you to your core.
I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me an advance copy of the book to review.
100S vor Schluss aufgehört. Einfach nicht so stark gecared über die Charaktere. Dieser True Crimes Genre Geschmack ist einfach nicht so mein cup of tea.
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes