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2.0

The last couple of true crime books I've read haven't been great. The premise of this one, again, was interesting but I had a hard time with it. I understand the author wanted to tell the stories of the girls, to show their humanity and he did in a way. I appreciated the interviews with the families and a picture of what the girls were like. I had some issues with the presentation though.

There were just so. many. people. and I understand that that's going to be a thing because of all the stories that were being told. But the way the chapters bounced around from person to person I had trouble keeping track of them all. Especially in the later chapters when they were all coming together. Add in the information about the denizens of Oak Beach and my brain just couldn't handle it.