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True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik
4.0

Suzy and Lim are a brother and sister duo that live an abusive life at the hands of their mother. Every person has a limit and when Suzy finds hers, nobody is safe. After finally escaping their mother's grasp and leaving their old life behind, they embark on a murderous escapade that bodes unwell for everyone and anyone that crosses them.

What an amazing novella. This was the most heartwrenching and bleak stories I have ever or likely will ever read. Forget blood, sweat and tears. Samantha Kolesnik spilled her guts out on to the pages. It wasn't so much about the protagonist because she was void a most all common emotional responses, it was the world around her and the vile personalities that seek out vulnerable people. This is what afflicted me the most. Readers get a first hand look at the transformation that takes place in the mind of the abused. You get to see what envelopes those that witness true horror. The writing had this interesting effect as well that made this such a compelling read. It was the lack of tension that made this so good. For normal folks, the scenes within these pages would be tense and appalling but it wasn't for the main character which is what made her so terrifying. I'm finding it difficult to recover from some what I read here and the author should definitely be proud of that. True Crime is proof that horror knows no bounds

True Crime is an incredibly bleak and riveting tale about what happens to those who suffer at the hands of abuse and the mental anguish that ensues. Samantha Kolesnik wrote an emotionally charged debut novel that was deeply captivating. This is an author that will remain on my radar simply because you can tell that she pours her soul into her writting. This reader anxiously awaits the authors next book and the emotional trauma that awaits when it comes.

TRUE CRIME by Samantha Kolesnik
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