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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: 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
Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Violence
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder