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If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

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bookishwhims's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

5.0

This was perhaps one of the darkest  and most disturbing books I have ever read. What made this book even harder to stomach is that this isn't a work of fiction.
 If you are going into this account of the heinous crimes of Shelly Knotech with the expectation of getting answers as to "why" a person does something like this or what turned her into a person who could do these things, you will be disappointed. The goal of this book is to tell the story of her victims and perhaps her longest-suffering victims, her daughters. This is the story of three sisters' horrific abuse at the hands of the person(s) meant to love and protect them most in the world. I'm not  leaving this book with all the answers I'd like nor am I leaving feeling as though justice was achieved, but that is true with most crimes. 
This book and this story, I fear, is going to stick with me for a very long time.

*Check tw*
*audiobook*

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parksnbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0


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stayceee24's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An awful story told exceedingly well. Not for the faint hearted.

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n_binversie99's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0


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andieobrien99's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Oh my god this book is absolutely heartbreaking, sickening and deeply disturbing. I cannot believe how evil people can be😭 
Those poor girls. Poor Kathy, Shane and Ron. 
I cannot simply fathom how any human is capable of being so evil. 
I truly hope those poor girls have been able to recover and live the life they’re able to now❤️

May Shane, Kathy and Ron rest in peace

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csimonsensays's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

3.0


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serenaann's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0


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caitcalvert's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0


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amandak87's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75


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bhahnert's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0


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