A review by amothersmusings1
Inside the mind of Rose West by Jeremy Daniel, Tanya Farber

5.0

Fred and Rosemary West are synonymous with the embodiment of the worst of humanity, playing out their evil and unthinkable fantasies, whilst treating their victims as disposable toys. Their depravity and their home, later dubbed the ‘house of horrors’, gripped the world and as each of the couple’s victims were unearthed, nobody could have envisaged just how shocking and unspeakable their acts would be revealed.  

 

What really got to me whilst reading this book was how the victims didn’t get the attention they should have during the Wests reign of terror. The killings and brutality may never have happened, if only the many authorities involved, had taken appropriate notice and the necessary action. 

 

So many times my eyes filled with tears. It’s impossible to imagine just how much the victims suffered before their deaths and it will stay with me forever, the names of the girls, their ages and how their lives were viciously cut short at the sadistic hands of who appeared to them as a normal, working class couple. 

 

I was very curious as to the background stories of Fred and Rose, both coming from similar depraved circumstances and the moment when they met. The dynamics between them that started their terror, intrigued me and I pray that a meeting like this one, never happens again. 

 

It was an ‘interesting’ read learning how the mindset of Fred and Rose changed throughout their relationship and during the final trial. In particular Rose’s mind, which this book is based on and how stoic she remained throughout. The authors have impeccably researched their work using a multitude of sources and I have every confidence that the complete contents of this book are accurate and genuine. 

 

If you have an interest in true crime, this is a must read. It is a very difficult and upsetting read but one I feel the victims deserve to have written.  For one of the most heinous of serial killings that has come to light  (alongside Brady and Hindley), my heart goes out to the survivors and the victims families, and I pray that although they have some closure, their heartbreaking pain lessens with time. 

 

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