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Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

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th_charlie2's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jess_mango's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 stars.

I inadvertently read two abduction books back to back. I am trying to work my way through my TBR pile and happened to read [b:Don't Look for Me|49127515|Don't Look for Me|Wendy Walker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581007690l/49127515._SY75_.jpg|74580828] a couple of days ago and then picked up this one: [b:Dear Child|48893162|Dear Child|Romy Hausmann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581444250l/48893162._SY75_.jpg|67041044]. The two definitely had similarities in that women were held captive by men in a remote location and forced to raid children there in isolation.

Of the 2 books, I enjoyed Dear Child more. This book just grabbed me from the start. Lena was kidnapped about 14 years ago when she was 20 and her father has been hoping for closure ever since. He gets a call one night that a woman who says she is Lena has shown up injured at a local hospital in the company of a young girl, Hannah. Lena's father rushes to the hospital but says the woman isn't his Lena. Through the narration of 3 different characters we are lead into the twisted story. We hear from "Lena", Hannah, and Lena's dad in turn. Things don't quite make sense and all of the pieces of the puzzle don't fit but things slowly unwind, often raising more questions than are answered.

OK, I quite enjoyed this book. It was clever and intense. Romy Hausmann stated that she set out to write a smart, modern thriller and she's done just that. I will without a doubt be following her to see what other books she releases. I highly recommend this one!

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!

thealexarachelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Very sad, but with an ending we all needed I’m sure. I couldn’t imagine living with that sort of trauma. Trauma stays with you, if at all possible, how you learn to cope with it is essential.