A review by heathero621
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.75

This is the story about some kids that were in foster care that were adopted to two women, who abused them and ended up killing them.  Their story made huge headlines, but the the focus was on the women/mothers.  This book focuses on the foster care system that failed these kids and focuses on the kids and their birth families.  It's a real tragic story and infuriating about the Texas court and foster system.  The book seemed well researched and I liked that the focus was on the kids and not the mothers, although there is enough about them.  It is a super sad story and I think this author did them justice.