mokey81 's review for:

Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood

4.0

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What a powerful book. This is historical fiction about a young girl kidnapped by a pedophile, based on a true story. Just want you to know, this one isn't child's play. But I have to say, the author does an incredible job of expressing the horrors of what the terrible man does to Sally without being explicit. And I suppose that is because we get that part of the story from an innocent child's perspective. She wouldn't have the words to be explicit. But you still feel the hurt and the pain. And it is real.

I enjoyed experiencing how not Sally's experience affected those around her. That their lives kept going, only with this tragedy always lingering. And people seeing her hurt, but not knowing what we know now, so not helping.

This is not for the faint of heart. But it is a powerful story. A heart-breaking story. Just...this little girl was obviously a light in this world. What a tragedy.