gellyreads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, Torture, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Slavery, Cursing, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Blood
cfarron's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Murder
alanacreech's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Excrement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse
lisa_butler79's review against another edition
5.0
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I needed a day too get over this book before I wrote a review. Quite literally WTF! I actually have no words for the abuse that Shelly inflicted on her children and best friend. I have no words for the husband that allowed this too happen and turned a blind eye because he was also so scared or her. I'm shocked to the core.
If this was a fictional novel I would actually be thinking there Is no way someone could be that vile, vindictive and manipulative to do that to another human being. However, this Is actually based on a real event which makes this even more horrific. How on earth does someone brainwash another human being to this extent. I have so many unanswered questions.
The author did an amazing job of writing this horrific story of the 3 sisters that survived. The courage they showed to report their own mother and put themselves in the spotlight was so brave.
When I finished the book I Googled the story and learned that Shelly was released last year. This is scary. I don’t believe at all that she is any different now than she was then. Anyone that can do this too another human being with no compassion will still be mentally ill and a threat to society. In my opinion.
This book shook me to the core and I will be thinking about it for a long time because no fictional story can be scarier than this woman. Not for the Faint hearted
1st photo my dog and book cover hes had a haircut
2nd photo book cover
3rd photo back of book
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Slavery, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship
jennay's review
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Body horror, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Fatphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Violence
wildroseoftexas's review against another edition
4.0
The author did an excellent job putting a horrific situation into a book. The book read like a novel and I often caught myself thinking there was no way this wasn’t fiction from a seasoned thriller author.
I took one star because the timeline jumps back and forth were sometimes hard to follow and I had to reread a page to make sure I was following correctly.
An important read to understand and be aware of signs of abuse and why victims, especially children, may struggle to ask for help or give light to the truth of what’s happening to them.
Many many many trigger warnings. And don’t Google the mom after you’re done reading unless you want to scream and rage over the injustice of it all.
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Child death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
emmmgarratt's review
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death, and Murder
msennflinn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body shaming and Grief