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Girl A
by Abigail Dean
Lex Gracie doesn’t want to revisit her past of living in her parents’ House of Horrors, and she wants to forget about her identity as Girl A: the child who escaped and freed her siblings. Her dad never made it out alive, and her mom spent the rest of her life behind bars. After her mother’s death, Lex and her siblings are left their family home. Making decisions about what to do with the house dredges up her childhood history and the relationships with her siblings.
Choosing Girl A as my February Book of the Month pick was a no-brainer. The synopsis drew me right in! I appreciated how the author told the story without going into extreme details about the horrors that the children faced. With that being said, it is still a hard subject to read, especially since there have unfortunately been some similar stories in the real-world. I enjoyed that the book was broken into different parts— one for each child— and that it alternated between past and present. Girl A shows how people cope with trauma in different ways. Abigail Dean brought this story to life with such realistic characters that were beautifully developed. I think I went into this one with expectations a little too high, and that is ultimately why it was a 4 star read for me. Go into this one knowing that it’s not a thriller— it’s a suspenseful novel. Overall, this was a good read!
Choosing Girl A as my February Book of the Month pick was a no-brainer. The synopsis drew me right in! I appreciated how the author told the story without going into extreme details about the horrors that the children faced. With that being said, it is still a hard subject to read, especially since there have unfortunately been some similar stories in the real-world. I enjoyed that the book was broken into different parts— one for each child— and that it alternated between past and present. Girl A shows how people cope with trauma in different ways. Abigail Dean brought this story to life with such realistic characters that were beautifully developed. I think I went into this one with expectations a little too high, and that is ultimately why it was a 4 star read for me. Go into this one knowing that it’s not a thriller— it’s a suspenseful novel. Overall, this was a good read!