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The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach
2 reviews
boxofrainreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
The memoir parts of this were great, the inclusion of research sometimes felt forced or out of place.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
sebrittainclark's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Elissa, Alyssa, and Alissa all found their way into the Troubled Teen industry, and all three died less than ten years after graduating from their program. Leach uses first person accounts from friends and family to create a memoir of these young woman's lives, their time in the troubled teen industry, and how that industry left them with trauma and no ability to cope with the freedom adulthood provided. It was an interesting story that I couldn't put down.
Thanks to netgalley and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to netgalley and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer
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