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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
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Rose West, Fred West, 25 Cromwell street, the house of horrors. Murders of children and young women spanning two decades. If you tell me you don't know what im talking about then I wont believe you.
This book is a must read for all true crime fans. I literally could not put it down. We are talked through Rose and Fred's childhoods, how they met, how they brutally murdered their victims ( and yes there are gory details), we get to know more about the victims lives, we also hear about the conviction, trial and incarceration which includes a brief friendship with Mira Hindley, reading that just gave me chills. I have so many emotions reading this book, I felt sick, angry and terribly sad, just the fact that they should have been stopped many times over by authorities and the very people and institutions who have a duty of care for these victims and the West children. They were let down terribly and it just breaks my heart.
There are non stop facts here, I thought I knew most of what there was to learn about these evil people and their victims but I was wrong.
This book is a must read for all true crime fans. I literally could not put it down. We are talked through Rose and Fred's childhoods, how they met, how they brutally murdered their victims ( and yes there are gory details), we get to know more about the victims lives, we also hear about the conviction, trial and incarceration which includes a brief friendship with Mira Hindley, reading that just gave me chills. I have so many emotions reading this book, I felt sick, angry and terribly sad, just the fact that they should have been stopped many times over by authorities and the very people and institutions who have a duty of care for these victims and the West children. They were let down terribly and it just breaks my heart.
There are non stop facts here, I thought I knew most of what there was to learn about these evil people and their victims but I was wrong.
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The entire dark saga of Fred West and his serial killing, began on his own but ended with his partner in crime, Rose West.
Rosemary West found a very bad man, made him worse, and discovered in herself the darkest of capabilities.
Inside the Mind of Rose West by Tanya Farber and Jeremy Daniel, takes you inside the House of Horrors, letting the walls of 25 Cromwell Street do the talking.
I still vividly remember the first time I read about this case, it has stuck with me to this day and it has been a while since I have read anything on Fred and Rose that was not written by their own children, in their books they have released over the years.
I really liked the layout of this book. The story was well told. The facts were given but not sensationalised. I will definitely be purchasing a physical hard copy of this book for my own collection.
The crimes committed by both Fred and Rosemary West were beyond horrific, however IMO this is an important case to talk about. Especially when it comes to child abuse. How many people could have saved these children from the horrors then endured, how many lives could have been spared if those who came in and out of Cromwell street said something….
I’ve read previous books about the Wests but I don’t think you’re ever properly prepared for what you might read about them. This book is open, honest and brutally stark about what they did in a factual, yet gently sympathetic to the victims style. The information is presented in a chronological timeline style which is useful in seeing the escalating violence and the backdrops of Fred and Rosemary’s own childhoods. It’s really chilling reading about how they were both disasters waiting to happen and how the result of them meeting one another was a complete melting pot of evil.
I felt this was a very comprehensive account and it came across as thoroughly researched and inclusive of their children and the shock waves of the aftermath that rippled into their subsequent lives. My only minor criticism is that some pictures would’ve been useful for context and as a connection to the victims. Very immersive thought provoking read, thank you.
I felt this was a very comprehensive account and it came across as thoroughly researched and inclusive of their children and the shock waves of the aftermath that rippled into their subsequent lives. My only minor criticism is that some pictures would’ve been useful for context and as a connection to the victims. Very immersive thought provoking read, thank you.
Fred and Rosemary West are synonymous with the embodiment of the worst of humanity, playing out their evil and unthinkable fantasies, whilst treating their victims as disposable toys. Their depravity and their home, later dubbed the ‘house of horrors’, gripped the world and as each of the couple’s victims were unearthed, nobody could have envisaged just how shocking and unspeakable their acts would be revealed.
What really got to me whilst reading this book was how the victims didn’t get the attention they should have during the Wests reign of terror. The killings and brutality may never have happened, if only the many authorities involved, had taken appropriate notice and the necessary action.
So many times my eyes filled with tears. It’s impossible to imagine just how much the victims suffered before their deaths and it will stay with me forever, the names of the girls, their ages and how their lives were viciously cut short at the sadistic hands of who appeared to them as a normal, working class couple.
I was very curious as to the background stories of Fred and Rose, both coming from similar depraved circumstances and the moment when they met. The dynamics between them that started their terror, intrigued me and I pray that a meeting like this one, never happens again.
It was an ‘interesting’ read learning how the mindset of Fred and Rose changed throughout their relationship and during the final trial. In particular Rose’s mind, which this book is based on and how stoic she remained throughout. The authors have impeccably researched their work using a multitude of sources and I have every confidence that the complete contents of this book are accurate and genuine.
If you have an interest in true crime, this is a must read. It is a very difficult and upsetting read but one I feel the victims deserve to have written. For one of the most heinous of serial killings that has come to light (alongside Brady and Hindley), my heart goes out to the survivors and the victims families, and I pray that although they have some closure, their heartbreaking pain lessens with time.
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I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the case, the chronology of the book made it very easy to read and know the timeline of what happened. I did find this hard to read finding myself having to take many breaks to digest what I had read about the crimes committed. You could almost picture exactly what was endured during some of the descriptions, especially to the West children. This book really made you think about the failings of various agencies and how if more questions had been asked, so much tragedy could have been prevented perhaps. However, at the same time, it did really well to contextualise 1970s England, and how we can retrospectively be too critical on these agencies as they didn't have access to the technology that we do now, which can prevent us ever seeing something like this happening again.
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This book was dark and horrible but really interesting. I knew the names and that they were true evil but these crimes took place before I was born and the court case was when I was only 1 so I didn’t know too much details about it. The victims stories deserve to be told and I hope rose west is living the most horrible life.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read and review.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read and review.
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A dark story that focuses on the victims and children. Expertly written