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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
196 reviews
erikathomas998's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
dinatbh's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse
wildroseoftexas's review against another edition
4.0
The author did an excellent job putting a horrific situation into a book. The book read like a novel and I often caught myself thinking there was no way this wasn’t fiction from a seasoned thriller author.
I took one star because the timeline jumps back and forth were sometimes hard to follow and I had to reread a page to make sure I was following correctly.
An important read to understand and be aware of signs of abuse and why victims, especially children, may struggle to ask for help or give light to the truth of what’s happening to them.
Many many many trigger warnings. And don’t Google the mom after you’re done reading unless you want to scream and rage over the injustice of it all.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
canascorner's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
emmmgarratt's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
shiv91's review against another edition
4.0
I have absolutely zero sympathy for the father and I think him playing as if he's another victim is gross.
I wasn't a fan of how the book was written. I know the author interviewed various people and had to use these to piece together different points of views for the book, but it felt really awkwardly written. I think this made it annoying to read.
So me not giving 5 stars is not to do with the heartwrenching story but with the actual writing style.
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
melly82092's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Blood, and Abandonment
peyrenepey's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cancer
breannafelty's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, and Murder
mtehan7's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail