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A review by ticvoria_
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This was simultaneously a difficult read and not a difficult read. Elissa’s story is heartbreaking but told in a way that you can empathize with how she was feeling and understand the context of how growing up FLDS moulded the way she saw the world before leaving the cult.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide attempt