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heyfarahey's review against another edition
3.0
Daddy’s Little Princess is a story of a little girl named Beth who came under the foster care system and lived with the author which after some time the author finds herself seriously concerned that there is just something off about the relationship between Beth and her father.
It was an insightful reading as it addressed the issue of a lesser acknowledged form of domestic abuse, a kind of abuse that is in betweens: emotional incest and how foster care system works in the UK. The incest part was emotionally disturbing and very heart wrenching but I’m glad that I learned so many things from the book!
The reasons why the book lost two stars were mainly about the mediocre writing and its inconsistency. Other than that (re: incest & foster care system), it was a good read!
It was an insightful reading as it addressed the issue of a lesser acknowledged form of domestic abuse, a kind of abuse that is in betweens: emotional incest and how foster care system works in the UK. The incest part was emotionally disturbing and very heart wrenching but I’m glad that I learned so many things from the book!
The reasons why the book lost two stars were mainly about the mediocre writing and its inconsistency. Other than that (re: incest & foster care system), it was a good read!
sophcart_'s review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
This book really made me feel uncomfortable. Poor Beth.
It also features a lot of Cathy’s personal life.
It also features a lot of Cathy’s personal life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Vomit
serukis's review against another edition
4.0
Cathy Glass is a foster carer, and in her books we get the stories of the children she has fostered over the years (supposedly - I like to think it's true, because then there'd really be some good in the world). In this book, we get the story of Beth. Beth appears to have been well-looked after, but Cathy soon starts to suspect that something is not quite right in the relationship between father and daughter.
Now, firstly, I hadn't heard of emotional incest until I read this book. Judgeing from other reviews, neither had a lot of other people. If nothing else, this book has been successful in spreading the word about this little known condition.
Cathy's personal life was particularly prominent in this one, understandably, as her fostering of Beth coincided with her divorce with her husband John. To be honest, it was painfully obvious that John was having an affair from the very beginning (and she's stated as much in other books), so it was frustrating to see her go along with his lies for so long. I guess love has a way of blinding people. And I guess, writing in hindsight, these little signs seem much more prominent. I don't know. I just wanted to reach into the book and shake her.
Like other reviewers, I found Paula to be a little... old for her age. I feel as though Cathy's memory may be embellishing conversations that didn't happen. But then, maybe I'm wrong and Paula really was that insightful at that age.
That aside, however, this is Cathy Glass doing what Cathy Glass does best. It may not be her best book, but it tells the story of a child that needs help, and how Cathy helped her. If you like Cathy Glass, don't miss this one.
Now, firstly, I hadn't heard of emotional incest until I read this book. Judgeing from other reviews, neither had a lot of other people. If nothing else, this book has been successful in spreading the word about this little known condition.
Cathy's personal life was particularly prominent in this one, understandably, as her fostering of Beth coincided with her divorce with her husband John. To be honest, it was painfully obvious that John was having an affair from the very beginning (and she's stated as much in other books), so it was frustrating to see her go along with his lies for so long. I guess love has a way of blinding people. And I guess, writing in hindsight, these little signs seem much more prominent. I don't know. I just wanted to reach into the book and shake her.
Like other reviewers, I found Paula to be a little... old for her age. I feel as though Cathy's memory may be embellishing conversations that didn't happen. But then, maybe I'm wrong and Paula really was that insightful at that age.
That aside, however, this is Cathy Glass doing what Cathy Glass does best. It may not be her best book, but it tells the story of a child that needs help, and how Cathy helped her. If you like Cathy Glass, don't miss this one.
penpencil22's review against another edition
3.0
I've read all of Cathy Glass' books. This one was good, but it just didn't draw me in like her others. I do appreciate that we got a look into her personal life, and her divorce toward the end of the book.
lucyp21's review against another edition
3.0
As you read the blurb of this book you feel a sense of foreboding about what is going to be behind Beth and Derek's relationship and you can't help but read on. Thankfully it wasn't sexual abuse but it was something which was emotionally damaging all the same and it was treated with the severity it needed. It wasn't dismissed because there were no physical marks or sexual abuse going on but it was treated as the huge red flag it was.
Derek is the father of Beth and while I didn't particularly like him throughout the book, even at the end, I did appreciate that he was given the help and support he needed to address the issues in order to get his daughter living with him again. I'm glad it was caught before anything irreversible happened.
What I found most interesting in this book was Cathy writing this book in the future. Several times she addressed practices that were unsafe or times she felt she was unsupported when she had concerns and she talks about how they have changed nowadays. I do like seeing how foster care would have worked in the past, if only to contrast to it today and see we are starting to get better, if slowly.
Also I really disliked her ex but I took that as a given.
3.5 stars!
Derek is the father of Beth and while I didn't particularly like him throughout the book, even at the end, I did appreciate that he was given the help and support he needed to address the issues in order to get his daughter living with him again. I'm glad it was caught before anything irreversible happened.
What I found most interesting in this book was Cathy writing this book in the future. Several times she addressed practices that were unsafe or times she felt she was unsupported when she had concerns and she talks about how they have changed nowadays. I do like seeing how foster care would have worked in the past, if only to contrast to it today and see we are starting to get better, if slowly.
Also I really disliked her ex but I took that as a given.
3.5 stars!