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Serial Misogyny: One Sister's Story
Rebecca Dash appears to have the perfect man. Caring, kind, compassionate, Richard is everything she ever desired.
But when things start to fall apart six weeks before the wedding -- from him canceling the wedding that had been their shared dream for years, to faking a heart attack and threatening suicide -- he shatters their relationship and begins a series of disturbing incidents that force Rebecca to examine who Richard really is. Rebecca begins to piece together the patchwork quilt of Richard’s sociopathic persona, revealing him to be a serial killer of the soul; a man who crafts false love of legendary proportions. A man whose every relationship with a woman is defined by his vicious attempts to destroy his lovers’ lives. A man who appears to be the perfect lover, while leading his victims to their psychological and emotional destruction.
A modern day Ripper, a psychological torturer, a serial misogynist.
But when things start to fall apart six weeks before the wedding -- from him canceling the wedding that had been their shared dream for years, to faking a heart attack and threatening suicide -- he shatters their relationship and begins a series of disturbing incidents that force Rebecca to examine who Richard really is. Rebecca begins to piece together the patchwork quilt of Richard’s sociopathic persona, revealing him to be a serial killer of the soul; a man who crafts false love of legendary proportions. A man whose every relationship with a woman is defined by his vicious attempts to destroy his lovers’ lives. A man who appears to be the perfect lover, while leading his victims to their psychological and emotional destruction.
A modern day Ripper, a psychological torturer, a serial misogynist.
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April 29, 2017
This is going to be one long-ass review.
“Yet each man kills the thing he loves. By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look. Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss. The brave man with a sword.”
Oscar Wilde,
“The Ballad of Reading Gaol”
Andddd…..the truth has been spoken!
To take a leaf out of the author’s book: I do not know who may be reading this, and I will take any opportunity to enlighten anyone I can at any time.
Book 6 of the "get-them-known" challenge.
A perfect 5 stars.
Thank you to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Note: For the next couple of months, I am going to read books by unknown authors. Most of these books would have less than 300 reviews and would be chosen at random. The biggest perk is that most of these books I have received by the authors after contacting them. My main goal is to bring to light the huge number of books that go ignored but totally deserve the attention any bestseller out there is getting. I hope I read at least 50 overlooked novels this year and I will appreciate if other people tried to read more of these ignored books as well.
If you have not read this book, what exactly are you doing these days?
I cannot stress it enough. Read this book. Please.
My man's
Got a heart
Like a rock
Cast in the sea
To all those planning to read this book, I would suggest listening to “About Her” by Malcom Mclaren (Kill Bill soundtrack) while reading the last few chapters of this book. That song perfectly describes Rebecca’s emotions when the truth appeared in front of her.
Rebecca: “The question isn’t why I killed him. Hell, even the jury understood that well enough after my lawyer convinced them that he definitely needed killing.
The question is why he decided to destroy me, to break me down and trample my soul. To crush my will to live, ruin my reputation; snatch away my livelihood along with my life-long dreams. Why did he choose me to practice his evil craft on, when all I ever did was love him?”
This book is about a girl who kills the man who mentally abused her for over 15 years. And she goes to jail for it. Because well…life. Now, to clarify, I am not in any way suggesting she shouldn’t have gone to jail for murdering someone. But think about it. She suffered an awful kind of abuse at the hands of the man she thought loved her more than anything and then she realized he never even loved her.
If you ask me, he deserved what was coming.
Well no one told me about her
The way she lies
Well no one told me about her
How many people cried
Let’s start the synopsis. I will try to fit in all the things I loved about this book in points because, mind you, this book is large. 407 pages explain the main character’s history, her various relationships and her long relationship with Richard, the main guy who was called ‘a serial misogynist’ by the author.
Things I loved
1. As I mentioned before, this book has a very “Kill Bill” feel. A woman out to avenge her past lover who she thought loved her. The story is as crisp as the movie. There is whit, there is emotion and there is this effort to connect with the reader. Of course, I felt this strongly because I had just watched the two kill bill movies right before I started this book. Maybe I was so hooked up on the movie that the book seemed similar to it.
2. This book has black characters. There are a few white characters here and there but the story mainly is about black people. The author doesn’t even try to hide the abuse and the unfairness her people have faced at the hands of this world. She is brutally honest about how we have such a bad perception of black people in our minds, even in the 21st century. Here is a sample.
“Our history, so long and still denied, has been conveniently ignored in the search for appropriately downtrodden illiterates to serve as the prototypes of our race. And my ancestors were not unique.
My parents and my parents’ parents were part of an American history never to this day acknowledged in the textbooks of the dominant culture.
Millions of Black folks living at a time when, if history is to be believed, they were only one-half step removed from slavery, were in fact living exceptionally productive, salutary lives in their well-kept homes, attending the Howard Universities of the nation, becoming doctors, lawyers and engineers in addition to teachers and social workers, and speaking unbastardized English.
Let me just digress here for a moment. My family speaks, and has always spoken what the kids in my neighborhood used to call “proper” English, meaning we speak the language in its standard, appropriately grammatical form.
He said that the idea that Black folks are somehow incapable of speaking anything other than ghetto English is a relatively recent fabrication, since one of the things that many families stressed back when he was growing up was the ability to speak the language well.
Among other recent and not so recent fabrications, is the idea that all Black folks are ignorant, lacking in social graces and crude.
So you see, I didn’t “pull myself out of the ghetto” any more than my parents did or their parents did. I am who I am as a result of my upbringing, and the educational achievement that was a given in my family.”
The main point is that movies, television, media, everything has had such a monumental effect on our thought process that we refuse to hear anyone else’s opinion before plastering a “I heard this here and here so this may be true” tag on everything we say to them. As a whole, we have lost the capability to see people for who they are. Rather, we believe in, and we teach our children to believe in, the words spoken to us by those hell-bound on controlling us.
I wonder repeatedly if I can change the perception that has been built about Muslims by writing a book explaining all the reasons (and I mean all the one million and five hundred thousand reasons) why we are not racists, extremists, haters or discriminators. But that won’t do me any good, right? Look at the number of reviews this book has received and then go and look at the number of reviews any other popular book these days has received and you will see how big of an issue this is.
3. This line won me over. If there were complete gibberish in the rest of this book (and there isn’t), I would have still given it 5 stars just for this line.
“I learned very early that for my own survival, I had to disregard just about every self-defining, class-defining, race-defining, sex-defining stereotype that seems to be the comfort of those not the subject of such dehumanizing lies.”
As an Asian Muslim brown female, I cannot relate to this more.
“This approach had its benefits, but it also meant that I had very few useful guides to take my cues from to determine what did define me, only what didn’t.”
Hear hear.
4. This one is another important reason why I loved this book. The author has an extremely refined way of speaking. Exquisite grammar, beautiful flow of sentences and the use of a vocabulary that could easily belong on any wonderful classic book, the author has it all. Moreover, she lost no opportunity to show it off. Then there are the very welcoming antidotes that could be used as a guide to life.
“While we all wear masks, with our most intimate confidantes, we tend to drop them at least for short periods, once in a while.”
Or
“Most people felt the need to defend their choices to someone who had the nerve not to make the same ones”.
5. The book is divided into three parts, each explaining a different part in Rebecca’s life. Each part contains chapters, which have been creatively named. A few of my favorites were “From Maniac to the Mansion”, “The ball’s in his court but only figuratively”, “Tired of living in la-la land”, “The plot she thicken” and “Does anybody really know what time it is”. Each of these could be titles of books and to be honest, I’d gobble all those books up.
6. The author leaves no stone unturned while discussing controversial topics such as “institutional racism”, “sexism”, “racism” and “discrimination”.
One incident that happened in the book involved a black woman who wasn’t hired by the firm. The hiring committee reasoned she spoke “too much of a proper English” and seemed “too overqualified”. All because people are taught by birth that black people need to have a certain form.
“It may be, I reasoned, that we resented not the Black candidate herself, but instead felt discomfort at the fact that she did not fit some preconceived notion of where she was supposed to have come from and how she was supposed to behave.
I specifically avoided pointing the finger at anyone, and tried very hard not to mention the “r” word that white people for some reason so dread (not practicing it, only being called it).
And this one.
“It has never ceased to amaze or nauseate me how some of our brethren would rather lapse into the comfortable rhythms of sexism than use some brain power to see the all too obvious parallels between the plight of Black men and the plight of all, but especially Black, women. Sometimes it makes you want to hurl.”
7. There is a build-up from the point Rebecca met Richard to the point she realized he wasn’t who she thought he was. The story starts from when Rebecca is in jail and reminiscing about her life. Then it moves to 1982, her history and how she grew up. And then Richard is introduced into the story. She meets him through her best friend as Richard is said friend’s cousin. The story then goes on to how she couldn’t stay with Richard since he was married and then her patch-up with the man. This ends in her staying with him for a long time in the hopes he will divorce his wife and start a family with her.
8. The book has a very graphic description of how Rebecca kills Richard.
Now, this may make me look like a fucked-up sadist but if I ain’t honest, what’s the point of calling myself an open-minded reader, right? Richard deserved every minute of gory torture he was subjected to and it couldn’t have been more satisfying.
9. The author does not shy away from the fact that her heroine is in a relationship with a married man, in effect being the “other woman” we are all prone to hate. She doesn’t justify it. She merely tries to explain why Rebecca went after a settled man.
“It is the pitiable reality of the human condition that we profoundly solitary creatures require for our happiness the love and acceptance of others. We constantly seek to join with our kind in ways made ultimately futile by our innate separateness, and retreat, crestfallen, when we fail.”
And instead of saying this is right, she further ponders upon her point.
“Yet instead of looking inward for the validation sought externally, we hollow ourselves out in anticipation of being filled and made whole by the adoration of another.
Perhaps this tragic truth follows inevitably from another: for being able to conceive of immortality despite our inability to achieve it, the idea of such a journey alone would defeat us.”
10. There is obvious character development where Rebecca is concerned. From being a young black woman out to make a name and instead choosing to move halfway across the country (to a city she despised) so her husband, James, could have a chance at his career to being able to accept that what happened to her at the hands of Richard was wrong and she deserved justice, our heroine grows. She spends half her life trying to catch the attention of a man she shouldn’t have wasted her time on but then realizes the need to get her revenge. I am not suggesting killing someone is a sign of maturity but it was a symbol of how her priorities were changing.
11. There is a detailed description behind each character’s way of living.
o Richard hated his mother and sister while growing up. He developed a loathing for all women at a very tender age. His fucked up mind convinced him to be above all females hence his despicable treatment of Rebecca. Although she wasn’t his first target. Countless females suffered at his hands, including his wife. At one point, he had a secretary, his wife and Rebecca work in the same office just to get off on how three women believed themselves to be the love of his life. There were many more women who Rebecca found out to have been his love interest. Although she did so much later.
o James, Rebecca’s first husband, was largely referred to as ‘the cardboard man’ by the author. He grew up to be his family’s favorite and had certain pressure on him to shine. He was as emotionless as a cardboard and made no effort to connect with his wife. This unfortunately, messed with Rebecca more than she realized. She sought Richard’s company to convince herself she was a woman worthy of love. If she hadn’t married James, she won’t have gone back to Richard. Maybe none of this would have happened then.
o Rebecca sought attention and love. She tried to find any man willing to give it to her but all her tries failed. Hence, she chose Richard. She knew he was married but he convinced her he would leave his wife to be with her and so she stuck around. Richard was so good at the game that Rebecca didn’t even think for a second she was wrong. She may have had fleeting feelings of guilt but every time she talked to Richard, her guilt was replaced by adoration.
12. The very little knowledge that I have about relationships is built on the craving for love. The author took this understanding to another level. There is a detailed description of how two partners who seek to satisfy their partner in the most loving way make a long-lasting couple. Rebecca and Richard try to break down the walls built around each other’s heart. Through long talks and open communication, they try to ensure the other person is completely open to them. This was a fresh way to look at how helpful relationships can be to overcome your difficulties.
13. As they all say, there is a method to the madness. You will not believe the level of planning Richard did before “catching another fish in his net”. He planned his lies, planned where he would be at what time, planned what to say, planned how to say it and planned every action right down to each second. Considering this is a fictional book, it is mind-blowing to see the amount of effort the author put into building the Richard’s character.
14. The book is oh-so-satisfying. You will scream at Rebecca for her stupidity. You will curl your lips at Richard’s lies. You will feel sad when Richard forces Rebecca to have an abortion by saying “we aren’t ready”. You will rejoice the moment she chains him to a wall and begins to torture him just like he tortured her for 15 long years. Lastly, you will be frustrated at knowing Rebecca gets to be in jail for taking action against the man who stole her time, her happiness and her dreams. And you will love every second of it.
15. This is the last reason, I promise. The author’s parting words to us through Rebecca before her chilling epilogue.
“And if he (every abusing man) can hide behind his sweet face, his gentle eyes, his prosperous possessions, his good family; if he can so successfully masquerade as an angel, how many more victims will find their dreams in him and be destroyed? How many went before me?
For this one thing I know: he will never stop. It will never end. There will always be fresh victims.
But never you, no, never you.
And that is the world of denial you live in till it happens to you.
Things I didn’t love
None. There is no reason to hate this book. Hence, the perfect 5 stars.
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know?
Why should I care?
Please don't bother to find her
She's not there
“Yet each man kills the thing he loves. By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look. Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss. The brave man with a sword.”
Oscar Wilde,
“The Ballad of Reading Gaol”
Andddd…..the truth has been spoken!
To take a leaf out of the author’s book: I do not know who may be reading this, and I will take any opportunity to enlighten anyone I can at any time.
Book 6 of the "get-them-known" challenge.
A perfect 5 stars.
Thank you to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Note: For the next couple of months, I am going to read books by unknown authors. Most of these books would have less than 300 reviews and would be chosen at random. The biggest perk is that most of these books I have received by the authors after contacting them. My main goal is to bring to light the huge number of books that go ignored but totally deserve the attention any bestseller out there is getting. I hope I read at least 50 overlooked novels this year and I will appreciate if other people tried to read more of these ignored books as well.
If you have not read this book, what exactly are you doing these days?
I cannot stress it enough. Read this book. Please.
My man's
Got a heart
Like a rock
Cast in the sea
To all those planning to read this book, I would suggest listening to “About Her” by Malcom Mclaren (Kill Bill soundtrack) while reading the last few chapters of this book. That song perfectly describes Rebecca’s emotions when the truth appeared in front of her.
Rebecca: “The question isn’t why I killed him. Hell, even the jury understood that well enough after my lawyer convinced them that he definitely needed killing.
The question is why he decided to destroy me, to break me down and trample my soul. To crush my will to live, ruin my reputation; snatch away my livelihood along with my life-long dreams. Why did he choose me to practice his evil craft on, when all I ever did was love him?”
This book is about a girl who kills the man who mentally abused her for over 15 years. And she goes to jail for it. Because well…life. Now, to clarify, I am not in any way suggesting she shouldn’t have gone to jail for murdering someone. But think about it. She suffered an awful kind of abuse at the hands of the man she thought loved her more than anything and then she realized he never even loved her.
If you ask me, he deserved what was coming.
Well no one told me about her
The way she lies
Well no one told me about her
How many people cried
Let’s start the synopsis. I will try to fit in all the things I loved about this book in points because, mind you, this book is large. 407 pages explain the main character’s history, her various relationships and her long relationship with Richard, the main guy who was called ‘a serial misogynist’ by the author.
Things I loved
1. As I mentioned before, this book has a very “Kill Bill” feel. A woman out to avenge her past lover who she thought loved her. The story is as crisp as the movie. There is whit, there is emotion and there is this effort to connect with the reader. Of course, I felt this strongly because I had just watched the two kill bill movies right before I started this book. Maybe I was so hooked up on the movie that the book seemed similar to it.
2. This book has black characters. There are a few white characters here and there but the story mainly is about black people. The author doesn’t even try to hide the abuse and the unfairness her people have faced at the hands of this world. She is brutally honest about how we have such a bad perception of black people in our minds, even in the 21st century. Here is a sample.
“Our history, so long and still denied, has been conveniently ignored in the search for appropriately downtrodden illiterates to serve as the prototypes of our race. And my ancestors were not unique.
My parents and my parents’ parents were part of an American history never to this day acknowledged in the textbooks of the dominant culture.
Millions of Black folks living at a time when, if history is to be believed, they were only one-half step removed from slavery, were in fact living exceptionally productive, salutary lives in their well-kept homes, attending the Howard Universities of the nation, becoming doctors, lawyers and engineers in addition to teachers and social workers, and speaking unbastardized English.
Let me just digress here for a moment. My family speaks, and has always spoken what the kids in my neighborhood used to call “proper” English, meaning we speak the language in its standard, appropriately grammatical form.
He said that the idea that Black folks are somehow incapable of speaking anything other than ghetto English is a relatively recent fabrication, since one of the things that many families stressed back when he was growing up was the ability to speak the language well.
Among other recent and not so recent fabrications, is the idea that all Black folks are ignorant, lacking in social graces and crude.
So you see, I didn’t “pull myself out of the ghetto” any more than my parents did or their parents did. I am who I am as a result of my upbringing, and the educational achievement that was a given in my family.”
The main point is that movies, television, media, everything has had such a monumental effect on our thought process that we refuse to hear anyone else’s opinion before plastering a “I heard this here and here so this may be true” tag on everything we say to them. As a whole, we have lost the capability to see people for who they are. Rather, we believe in, and we teach our children to believe in, the words spoken to us by those hell-bound on controlling us.
I wonder repeatedly if I can change the perception that has been built about Muslims by writing a book explaining all the reasons (and I mean all the one million and five hundred thousand reasons) why we are not racists, extremists, haters or discriminators. But that won’t do me any good, right? Look at the number of reviews this book has received and then go and look at the number of reviews any other popular book these days has received and you will see how big of an issue this is.
3. This line won me over. If there were complete gibberish in the rest of this book (and there isn’t), I would have still given it 5 stars just for this line.
“I learned very early that for my own survival, I had to disregard just about every self-defining, class-defining, race-defining, sex-defining stereotype that seems to be the comfort of those not the subject of such dehumanizing lies.”
As an Asian Muslim brown female, I cannot relate to this more.
“This approach had its benefits, but it also meant that I had very few useful guides to take my cues from to determine what did define me, only what didn’t.”
Hear hear.
4. This one is another important reason why I loved this book. The author has an extremely refined way of speaking. Exquisite grammar, beautiful flow of sentences and the use of a vocabulary that could easily belong on any wonderful classic book, the author has it all. Moreover, she lost no opportunity to show it off. Then there are the very welcoming antidotes that could be used as a guide to life.
“While we all wear masks, with our most intimate confidantes, we tend to drop them at least for short periods, once in a while.”
Or
“Most people felt the need to defend their choices to someone who had the nerve not to make the same ones”.
5. The book is divided into three parts, each explaining a different part in Rebecca’s life. Each part contains chapters, which have been creatively named. A few of my favorites were “From Maniac to the Mansion”, “The ball’s in his court but only figuratively”, “Tired of living in la-la land”, “The plot she thicken” and “Does anybody really know what time it is”. Each of these could be titles of books and to be honest, I’d gobble all those books up.
6. The author leaves no stone unturned while discussing controversial topics such as “institutional racism”, “sexism”, “racism” and “discrimination”.
One incident that happened in the book involved a black woman who wasn’t hired by the firm. The hiring committee reasoned she spoke “too much of a proper English” and seemed “too overqualified”. All because people are taught by birth that black people need to have a certain form.
“It may be, I reasoned, that we resented not the Black candidate herself, but instead felt discomfort at the fact that she did not fit some preconceived notion of where she was supposed to have come from and how she was supposed to behave.
I specifically avoided pointing the finger at anyone, and tried very hard not to mention the “r” word that white people for some reason so dread (not practicing it, only being called it).
And this one.
“It has never ceased to amaze or nauseate me how some of our brethren would rather lapse into the comfortable rhythms of sexism than use some brain power to see the all too obvious parallels between the plight of Black men and the plight of all, but especially Black, women. Sometimes it makes you want to hurl.”
7. There is a build-up from the point Rebecca met Richard to the point she realized he wasn’t who she thought he was. The story starts from when Rebecca is in jail and reminiscing about her life. Then it moves to 1982, her history and how she grew up. And then Richard is introduced into the story. She meets him through her best friend as Richard is said friend’s cousin. The story then goes on to how she couldn’t stay with Richard since he was married and then her patch-up with the man. This ends in her staying with him for a long time in the hopes he will divorce his wife and start a family with her.
8. The book has a very graphic description of how Rebecca kills Richard.
Now, this may make me look like a fucked-up sadist but if I ain’t honest, what’s the point of calling myself an open-minded reader, right? Richard deserved every minute of gory torture he was subjected to and it couldn’t have been more satisfying.
9. The author does not shy away from the fact that her heroine is in a relationship with a married man, in effect being the “other woman” we are all prone to hate. She doesn’t justify it. She merely tries to explain why Rebecca went after a settled man.
“It is the pitiable reality of the human condition that we profoundly solitary creatures require for our happiness the love and acceptance of others. We constantly seek to join with our kind in ways made ultimately futile by our innate separateness, and retreat, crestfallen, when we fail.”
And instead of saying this is right, she further ponders upon her point.
“Yet instead of looking inward for the validation sought externally, we hollow ourselves out in anticipation of being filled and made whole by the adoration of another.
Perhaps this tragic truth follows inevitably from another: for being able to conceive of immortality despite our inability to achieve it, the idea of such a journey alone would defeat us.”
10. There is obvious character development where Rebecca is concerned. From being a young black woman out to make a name and instead choosing to move halfway across the country (to a city she despised) so her husband, James, could have a chance at his career to being able to accept that what happened to her at the hands of Richard was wrong and she deserved justice, our heroine grows. She spends half her life trying to catch the attention of a man she shouldn’t have wasted her time on but then realizes the need to get her revenge. I am not suggesting killing someone is a sign of maturity but it was a symbol of how her priorities were changing.
11. There is a detailed description behind each character’s way of living.
o Richard hated his mother and sister while growing up. He developed a loathing for all women at a very tender age. His fucked up mind convinced him to be above all females hence his despicable treatment of Rebecca. Although she wasn’t his first target. Countless females suffered at his hands, including his wife. At one point, he had a secretary, his wife and Rebecca work in the same office just to get off on how three women believed themselves to be the love of his life. There were many more women who Rebecca found out to have been his love interest. Although she did so much later.
o James, Rebecca’s first husband, was largely referred to as ‘the cardboard man’ by the author. He grew up to be his family’s favorite and had certain pressure on him to shine. He was as emotionless as a cardboard and made no effort to connect with his wife. This unfortunately, messed with Rebecca more than she realized. She sought Richard’s company to convince herself she was a woman worthy of love. If she hadn’t married James, she won’t have gone back to Richard. Maybe none of this would have happened then.
o Rebecca sought attention and love. She tried to find any man willing to give it to her but all her tries failed. Hence, she chose Richard. She knew he was married but he convinced her he would leave his wife to be with her and so she stuck around. Richard was so good at the game that Rebecca didn’t even think for a second she was wrong. She may have had fleeting feelings of guilt but every time she talked to Richard, her guilt was replaced by adoration.
12. The very little knowledge that I have about relationships is built on the craving for love. The author took this understanding to another level. There is a detailed description of how two partners who seek to satisfy their partner in the most loving way make a long-lasting couple. Rebecca and Richard try to break down the walls built around each other’s heart. Through long talks and open communication, they try to ensure the other person is completely open to them. This was a fresh way to look at how helpful relationships can be to overcome your difficulties.
13. As they all say, there is a method to the madness. You will not believe the level of planning Richard did before “catching another fish in his net”. He planned his lies, planned where he would be at what time, planned what to say, planned how to say it and planned every action right down to each second. Considering this is a fictional book, it is mind-blowing to see the amount of effort the author put into building the Richard’s character.
14. The book is oh-so-satisfying. You will scream at Rebecca for her stupidity. You will curl your lips at Richard’s lies. You will feel sad when Richard forces Rebecca to have an abortion by saying “we aren’t ready”. You will rejoice the moment she chains him to a wall and begins to torture him just like he tortured her for 15 long years. Lastly, you will be frustrated at knowing Rebecca gets to be in jail for taking action against the man who stole her time, her happiness and her dreams. And you will love every second of it.
15. This is the last reason, I promise. The author’s parting words to us through Rebecca before her chilling epilogue.
“And if he (every abusing man) can hide behind his sweet face, his gentle eyes, his prosperous possessions, his good family; if he can so successfully masquerade as an angel, how many more victims will find their dreams in him and be destroyed? How many went before me?
For this one thing I know: he will never stop. It will never end. There will always be fresh victims.
But never you, no, never you.
And that is the world of denial you live in till it happens to you.
Things I didn’t love
None. There is no reason to hate this book. Hence, the perfect 5 stars.
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know?
Why should I care?
Please don't bother to find her
She's not there
March 5, 2017
Read 1/3 of this and it didn't make sense... waste of time... don't bother
March 21, 2017
I like the idea of the book. It could be that I'm totally stupid but I think the story is very good, it could have been told in half the amount of pages though. I love the fact that it starts with Rebecca taking revenge - identify with that totally! Just got very distracted with a lot of description - especially of clothes and clothes labels. Don't really figure what all of those has to do with the main story - a real bastard who uses women and finally met his match. If you are prepared to bypass a lot of pages, it's a good read. It's a dark story and one with which I think a lot of women can identify.
December 29, 2017
The WORSE novel I have ever read (as far as I could read it.....). Don't bother with this one.
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June 22, 2017Awful. Absolutely horrible. Can't believe this is considered is considered literature. Well "healed men ". HEELED.
Terrible, poor writer. Sick of reading about what characters are wearing or driving. Drivel. Trash at best. Can't believe this
Terrible, poor writer. Sick of reading about what characters are wearing or driving. Drivel. Trash at best. Can't believe this
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