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bookishwhims's review against another edition
5.0
If you are going into this account of the heinous crimes of Shelly Knotech with the expectation of getting answers as to "why" a person does something like this or what turned her into a person who could do these things, you will be disappointed. The goal of this book is to tell the story of her victims and perhaps her longest-suffering victims, her daughters. This is the story of three sisters' horrific abuse at the hands of the person(s) meant to love and protect them most in the world. I'm not leaving this book with all the answers I'd like nor am I leaving feeling as though justice was achieved, but that is true with most crimes.
This book and this story, I fear, is going to stick with me for a very long time.
*Check tw*
*audiobook*
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
jessikkaha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
csimonsensays's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
anusplugger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
serenaann's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
bhahnert's review
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
spookysierra's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
asmokeybear's review
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
twistykris's review
3.75
I understand how difficult it must have been to compile all of this information from multiple people, but at times the book felt very repetitive and used a lot of unnecessary metaphors.
Also, I have
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism and Animal cruelty
cfarron's review
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail