A review by greyys_libraryy
Stolen by Elizabeth Gilpin

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

 I had already known about the troubled teen industry before reading this book. I had heard the stories of survivors on TikTok, but I hadn’t heard of an account in such detail until this book. it was an eye-opener for me about how easily parents can be misguided in the hopes of helping their children and that there are people truly willing to profit off of that manipulation. Elizabeth went through horrors for years, and in the end, her parents were still under the belief that they might have benefitted her. Toward the end of the story you began to realize the toll that it had on her through her own traumas and experiences, but also of the friends she had made while she was there. 

I would give this a 5/5 and encourage everyone, especially parents, to give this a read.