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The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy, Updated and Expanded Edition by Elizabeth Kendall
3 reviews
likeagilmoregirl's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Rape
lets_book's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Oof. Disturbing to say the least, particularly when Liz mentions news stories of women disappearing or found murdered while she carries out her day-to-day life with Ted completely unaware that the perpetrator is her most intimate companion. To learn of Ted Bundy as one of the country’s most notorious serial killers is one thing, but to glean the same truth from the perspective of someone who once loved him is another matter entirely. It’s a gut-wrenching reminder how extremely difficult it is to leave an abusive situation, especially when a partner is violent and/or emotionally manipulative. There were moments throughout the book when it felt like I was reading a fictional horror, only to have the chilling realization that there were real victims and real survivors, one of whom gave us this chilling memoir.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Minor: Sexual violence and Rape
mariareviews's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
It feels weird to rate this book, so I’ll leave this review without a rating. Full honestly, the writing is could be better and if this was fiction I would’ve DNF it so fast. But this isn’t fiction. This is the story of a woman that went through hell and survived. She’s definitely brave for exposing herself like that, open for everyone to judge her writing skills or poor choices. At first it felt like she still, dare I say, love and even sympathised with Bundy. It’s sad to see that the wound was still open when she first published the book. This new version offers her closure as a human and closure to us as readers. Molly’s side of the story was definitely eye opening and all she had to struggle with crushed my heart into tiny bits.
I hope the families and everyone involved with Ted Bundy manage to find peace and live a tranquil life.
I hope the families and everyone involved with Ted Bundy manage to find peace and live a tranquil life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion and Stalking
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