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bookishwhims's review
5.0
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*
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
your_geekygf's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer and Rape
jessikkaha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content
cardlikecredit's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Excrement and Death of parent
priscillarobock's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
maddness22's review against another edition
0.25
If it was meant as a warning for Shelly's release or even as a toolkit for others to recognize how severe abuse can be so subtle in its nature to integrate so fully in a victim's life, the message could've been conveyed with about 200 less pages and repetitive drawn out torture scenes. However, these lessons are barely conveyed successfully anyways. The writing is vague, confusing, and the author truly uses the word "niggled" un-ironically at one point. Like? Seriously? That's not even a real word and it sounds childish at best.
Skip this shock value torture nonsense. Just know their mother was vile and we need to believe in victims.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
csmoke85's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
serenaann's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
vbarker91's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Rape, and Terminal illness