Horrific, yet all too real.

I'll start by saying this book needs all the trigger warnings known to man: abuse, rape, domestic violence, mutilation... There are too many to list. Needless to say, this book isn't for the faint of heart.

This book, long story short, is the tale of a girl tormented by family and friend - the people who were supposed to comfort her when her parents were killed. Instead, under the "care" of her aunt and her sons, she is subjected to every kind of abuse imaginable. And the narrator, the "protagonist" of the story bears witness to almost all of it.

The worst part of this book is that it is based on a true story. These abuses were suffered by a real girl. While this story is fiction, you are haunted knowing that all these torments were once suffered by a real person. And that should be enough to sicken anyone.

I give stars based on enjoyability of a book. This book is well written based on editing, detail, and the fact that you could imagine these people in your all too real world. And that's where the joy fails. These things happen. This book is a page turner in the fact that the shock, horror, and sheer leaves you still reading, witnessing, just like the protagonist.

You're left clinging to the ideal that there has to be a good ending... right?