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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
TW - child abuse, drug abuse, rape
Grace was raised by a mother who was sold into prostitution alongside her own mother. In turn, she was sold to men for money by a mother who didn't care. Her mother would disappear for days and weeks on end, leaving Grace to care for her baby sister Amber. They lived in filth, and Grace had to steal in order to keep them fed.
As an adult, Grace seems like a well-adjusted woman who leads a normal life. She owns her home, she has a job, and she feeds and cares for her Amber, who is now a heroin addict due to a horrific event that happened in her childhood.
Soon, men who all have a slight physical resemblance to each other start going missing. And Jerry, a police officer, feels like it is something to do with Grace and Amber.
This was an absolutely heartbreaking read, giving us a very real look at what can happen due to the cycle of intergenerational abuse. Reading about what Grace and Amber went through, both as children and as adults, absolutely broke my heart. It's rare that a book makes me cry, but this one had me sobbing. While I can't relate to exactly what they went through, I know what it's like to have to deal with the cycle of trauma and abuse and trying to break that cycle.
This was a brilliantly written, suspenseful book, and I can't wait to read more from this author.
Grace was raised by a mother who was sold into prostitution alongside her own mother. In turn, she was sold to men for money by a mother who didn't care. Her mother would disappear for days and weeks on end, leaving Grace to care for her baby sister Amber. They lived in filth, and Grace had to steal in order to keep them fed.
As an adult, Grace seems like a well-adjusted woman who leads a normal life. She owns her home, she has a job, and she feeds and cares for her Amber, who is now a heroin addict due to a horrific event that happened in her childhood.
Soon, men who all have a slight physical resemblance to each other start going missing. And Jerry, a police officer, feels like it is something to do with Grace and Amber.
This was an absolutely heartbreaking read, giving us a very real look at what can happen due to the cycle of intergenerational abuse. Reading about what Grace and Amber went through, both as children and as adults, absolutely broke my heart. It's rare that a book makes me cry, but this one had me sobbing. While I can't relate to exactly what they went through, I know what it's like to have to deal with the cycle of trauma and abuse and trying to break that cycle.
This was a brilliantly written, suspenseful book, and I can't wait to read more from this author.