Pretty Babies

by Julia Grice

The lies began as fantasies, and before long, young Dani was lying about everything. Now she's being adopted by a picture-perfect family, and the lies must stop. But behind the dream is a cruel reality. Dani discovers her new parent's terrible secret, and tries to reveal it, but her reputation for lying protects her new parents. So she runs--and takes their new baby with her.

Genres: Horror

Audiobook

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Julia Grice grew up in Michigan and has lived in Florida and Hawaii. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, social worker, librarian, and cookie packer, but for the past eight years, she has devoted all her energy to writing. The mother of two teenage sons, Julia Grice now lives in Michigan, where she loves to swim, paint, play racquetball. and do original needlepoint.

Reviews

[JESSICA · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 43% - Trigger Warning: Child/Baby Sexual Abuse.

Read This And Stopped In My Tracks:

"Pulling the unfastened romper up over the baby’s stomach, Maureen noticed a white crust on the child’s abdomen. It looked like dried milk, perhaps, the stain extending down the baby’s stomach and well into the genital area. Annoyed, she picked up a Baby Wipe and began sponging. The stain had a faint stickiness.

Not My Cup Of Tea! Very Disturbing And Disgusting!

[Xssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

not a bad book. the main heroine is a teenager and this book almsot reads like a young adult novel. the twisted subject matter makes it adult and was still an enjoyable book. not bad for a horror novel with no gore or monsters. good read.

[Michelle Willms · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such monsters

This is not a book for those who choose to pretend the worst monsters are easily identified by social class. Except for some minor editing issues primarily toward the end of the book,this was a well written and edited story. Definitely recommend.

[Mikel Pfeiffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This may be the ickiest novel I've read, more so than even Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. However, it was very thrilling and I developed a real liking to Dani, the protagonist and a real hatred for Bonner, the villain. The story is about Dani, an orphan that's had a hard 13 years of life and her adopting parents, the father, is a pedophile and child killer but also a college professor that believes he's destined for greatness. The pacing of the story is very good with a number of tense moments. It's also funny, at times, when Dani speaks, because she has no filter. Growing up in Michigan and hearing a number of nearby references was also unexpected and pretty cool. Pretty Babies was actually a total surprise for me. Unfortunately, Julia Grice passed away in 2000 but I'll look for some of her other books.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good story, but the production is very sloppy and unprofessional. There are several quite obvious and distracting production errors present. For example, about 2 hours in, another at about 6:18 and a third just before Chapter 14. I also suspect some missing or cut off words, but I can't be sure of this. Meg Price's performance is adequate, but I've heard more appropriate voices for a story like this.

The plot is good as far as it goes, but it could have been more fully developed. The characters are flat and overly stereotypical. I'm disappointed that this audiobook did not reach its potential.

NOTE: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

[Deedra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audible:This story sucked me right in!Dany is a foster child who tells tales,so no one believes her when she tells the truth.More on what happened to Bonner at the end would have been nice.That wrapped up too quickly.While Meg Price was a very good narrator,she had quite a few false starts and repeated lines.The fuzz in the beginning of some chapters was distracting. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

[Janalyn, the blind reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so good… I mean it was so good! Even though I wrote a review on Audible I had to come to good read and write another. I want everyone to read this book and know how good it is. From the narrator to the author I do think this book is family drama perfection. They put dysfunctional in the word dysfunctional. I couldn’t stop listening it was so freaking good!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Page turning suspense

This book is not for the faint of heart. It deals with some serious issues but it is an amazing story. Once I had the time to sit and actually read i couldn't stop and finished it in a few hours.

[shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good read, just lacked more background on new parents.

[Linda Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast reading

This book is just the kind of book I love. It is fast paced and it grabs you at the beginning. I would recommend it to others.

[Donna Peake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my this book sucked me in. The bad man doesn't always look like someone you should avoid.