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flossygirl13 's review for:
The Truth About Unspeakable Things
by Emily A. Myers
Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
I had high hopes for this book - the description had me anticipating a heavy, emotional journey, and I do not want to take away from the serious topics (trauma, sexual abuse) but I felt it missed the mark.
I could not figure out what this book was trying to be... a survivors journey to overcome her past trauma & avenge the other people who her abuser also wronged? A love story? A story of family dysfunction? Of high society & the many secrets that come along with that lifestyle? An expose? I felt like the story was all over the place, and the more I read, the less believable it all became.
I would have loved for the story to have been purely focused on Emma and Julian - post Beaux and having them help each other heal after their traumatic experiences.
I loved the friendship between Kat & Emma, I was rooting for Emma + Julian from the start, and I loved having the story set in New Orleans.
I had high hopes for this book - the description had me anticipating a heavy, emotional journey, and I do not want to take away from the serious topics (trauma, sexual abuse) but I felt it missed the mark.
I could not figure out what this book was trying to be... a survivors journey to overcome her past trauma & avenge the other people who her abuser also wronged? A love story? A story of family dysfunction? Of high society & the many secrets that come along with that lifestyle? An expose? I felt like the story was all over the place, and the more I read, the less believable it all became.
I would have loved for the story to have been purely focused on Emma and Julian - post Beaux and having them help each other heal after their traumatic experiences.
I loved the friendship between Kat & Emma, I was rooting for Emma + Julian from the start, and I loved having the story set in New Orleans.