This book is literally a grooming story between an 8 year old girl and a 24 year old man. They basically have sex when she is 13 and he is almost 30. They act like everyone is trying to keep them apart. They are not soulmates, she is a child and he is a predator…
What an incredible story. some parts were definitely difficult to learn to but Bryn Greenwood did a masterful job with character development.
Couldn’t even finish… the fact that the love interest is a grown man to a child is just gross. Listening to the narrator talk about a grown man sneaking into a child’s room at night drunk, and then sleeping in the bed of that child is beyond disturbing. With or without ill intentions its still..
This story is sad, and beautiful and tragic. I’ve read so many reviews about how this book is disgusting because it “promotes pedophillia”, but I don’t really see it that way. The character of Kellan isn’t into Wavy BECAUSE she is a little girl, but IN SPITE of that. And while I disagree with him..
I lost count how many times I cried listening to this book. No other book has touched me like this one, these girls, all of them are so strong to have endured such horrific years with their captor. I’m having a hard time saying how I feel about it. It’s tough to put into words…
Review from That Night →
I couldn’t even finish this because the narrator could not keep me engaged. It was very distracting. I tried. And tried again, but couldn’t do it. I’m sure the story itself is great as others have been by this author. Recommend reading on kindle instead. That’s what I might try.
best audiobook ever listen to, defintely a must read, warmly recommended for everyone but especially people who need a broader view
Review from All the Ugly and Wonderful Things →
Honesty, rawness and development of the characters. Greenwood writes with grit and brutal honesty.
Great story with a good ending despite all the sadness in between. The aunt in the beginning really irked me but then she came around.
Slow start to draw my interest but increasingly becomes a gripping storyline with intense relationship dynamics.