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Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment
364 pages
- I still think it's weird that Hannah marries Theo. Your dead sister loved him, he's off limits girl
- Noelle is a terrible person. Her just leaving Ellie to die in the cellar is so disturbing. Especially with her just slowly losing interest in her and Poppy. You ruined her life because of that and then you just don't care anymore? Chilling.
- I love the scene with Poppy and Laurel brushing her hair. That was sweet.
- I feel like Floyd wouldn't have been charged with the accomplice thing if he could've spun the story right.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking
Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content
This book was incredibly traumatic to read as a mother and as a woman. Starting with the Noelle's perspective where she explains meeting Floyd. She was clearly falling in love with him and this man found her attractive 'enough' but not really. At first it was clear he only wanted sex even though she was a Virgin at an old age. Any intelligent man could see she was interested in more. I am not at all sympathizing with her but his actions led her to do some crazy things just to "keep" him so to speak.
Next there of course is the kidnapping of ellie. A bright young girl who just wanted to pass her exams and graduate with her boyfriend at the time. She was kidnapped and for a long time didn't even know why. Then suddenly this teenager was pregnant, forced to have the baby with no medication in a filthy basement where she eventually passed away dreaming of her mother. As a mom these are some of my deepest fears, not to mention that she was so close to home and never found. If you have read this far into my reveiw and still want to read this book, you have been warned.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief
Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Stalking