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Adopted: Book #1 In The Adopted Trilogy
"It's been a very long time since I read a fiction book I just couldn't put down but this one delivers in every way." - Lauren da Silva, Best Selling Author of The Heart-Centered Woman's Guide to Healthy Boundaries and the Art of Flourishing Anthologies
"I couldn't put it down ! I stayed up into the night reading it all the way through." - Cynthia Geers
"I couldn't put it down ! I stayed up into the night reading it all the way through." - Cynthia Geers
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 2, 2021
42 people are currently reading
63 people want to read
About the author
Meggan Larson
28 books10 followersMeggan Larson is an award winning author (best selling on Amazon), course creator, wife, mom, and adoptee. She currently lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband and three children. She helps women tell their beautiful, powerful, and authentic stories.
She lives her life around the concept of the starfish story, where a woman is tossing washed up starfish back into the ocean as they lay dying on the shore, and someone comes along and scoffs at her. He tells her she can’t possibly make a difference because there are thousands and she’ll never get to them all in time. She picks one up, tosses it back into the water, and says,
“It made a difference to that one.”
Meggan want to make a difference, even if it's just for one person.
She lives her life around the concept of the starfish story, where a woman is tossing washed up starfish back into the ocean as they lay dying on the shore, and someone comes along and scoffs at her. He tells her she can’t possibly make a difference because there are thousands and she’ll never get to them all in time. She picks one up, tosses it back into the water, and says,
“It made a difference to that one.”
Meggan want to make a difference, even if it's just for one person.
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January 15, 2023
Couldn't put it down!
This book is beautifully written! It keeps you on the edge of your seat and connects you to the characters who seem to leap off of the page and into your heart. It tackles real life hardships making them relatable and allow you to see them from a new prospective. I can't wait to read Meggan's next book. I'm an avid reader and she just became my new favorite author!
This book is beautifully written! It keeps you on the edge of your seat and connects you to the characters who seem to leap off of the page and into your heart. It tackles real life hardships making them relatable and allow you to see them from a new prospective. I can't wait to read Meggan's next book. I'm an avid reader and she just became my new favorite author!
November 20, 2022
Such a good book. Very well written. I read it in a day. I couldn't put it down! The story pulls you in and you can't help wanting to know what is going to happen to all the characters. I can't wait to read book 2 and 3!
March 1, 2023
Emotional
The story was easy to follow and hard to put down. I could feel the girl's fear and sorrow. Ms. Larson did a great job.
The story was easy to follow and hard to put down. I could feel the girl's fear and sorrow. Ms. Larson did a great job.
November 21, 2022
Well written & heart felt
You can’t put this book down until the end, but there’s more &, of course, I want to know what happens when Olivia & Lucas find their fathers.
You can’t put this book down until the end, but there’s more &, of course, I want to know what happens when Olivia & Lucas find their fathers.
November 27, 2022
great read
It was a captivating and heart capturing story. I was interested right from word one. Author portrayed very well the feelings of someone who has been adopted.
It was a captivating and heart capturing story. I was interested right from word one. Author portrayed very well the feelings of someone who has been adopted.
October 3, 2022
I loved the excellent story telling this book provided. I look forward to Book 2 and 3! As an adoptive mom I’m always interested in reading about the topic. This book provides another point of view from the adoptee’s perspective. Grab a copy and enjoy it in one sitting much like I did!
June 30, 2022
I loved this book through and through and fell in love with the characters!!
June 4, 2025
I didn’t expect Adopted to hit as hard as it did. From the very first chapter, Meggan Larson pulls you into a deeply emotional and suspenseful journey that lingers long after the final page. The story follows a young woman who discovers not just the truth about her adoption, but a staggering web of secrets that change everything she thought she knew. The emotional weight of the story is balanced beautifully with tension, intrigue, and moments of grace.
What struck me most was the raw honesty of the characters their internal struggles, moments of doubt, and unexpected strength. Larson doesn’t shy away from the pain of abandonment or the ache of not knowing where you belong. Yet, somehow, there’s always a thread of hope running through the narrative. I found myself rooting for the protagonist with every new revelation and twist.
The pacing was pitch perfect. I kept telling myself “just one more chapter,” and suddenly it was 2 AM. Larson’s writing is immersive, cinematic even, and her ability to craft realistic emotional arcs makes the story feel deeply personal.
Adopted is more than just a gripping read,it’s a powerful exploration of identity, healing, and the meaning of family. I cannot wait to dive into the next book in the trilogy.
What struck me most was the raw honesty of the characters their internal struggles, moments of doubt, and unexpected strength. Larson doesn’t shy away from the pain of abandonment or the ache of not knowing where you belong. Yet, somehow, there’s always a thread of hope running through the narrative. I found myself rooting for the protagonist with every new revelation and twist.
The pacing was pitch perfect. I kept telling myself “just one more chapter,” and suddenly it was 2 AM. Larson’s writing is immersive, cinematic even, and her ability to craft realistic emotional arcs makes the story feel deeply personal.
Adopted is more than just a gripping read,it’s a powerful exploration of identity, healing, and the meaning of family. I cannot wait to dive into the next book in the trilogy.
June 19, 2024
This book felt like a really comforting hug (with some thrills and adventure thrown in). I mean, I was all in with the opening of chapter one as it’s a scenario I have endured time and time again. I found myself nodding a lot as I read what felt so eerily similar to my own experience. As a mixed race adoptee who has struggled with being adopted and finding a sense of self, this coming of age story spoke to my younger (and current) self and was a reassurance that others have lived this as well. I always appreciate reading adoption literature that is written by adoptees!
December 2, 2022
Olivia was adopted as a newborn by loving parents. As a mixed-race teenager, she struggles with her identity and an abusive boyfriend who becomes a stalker. The storyline is well written, but I don’t understand why she kept the abuse a secret so long. A quest to meet her birth mother may not turn out as she imagined, though her parents support her desire to connect. I liked the book, but was tripped up by several typos
November 19, 2022
The author gives great insight into the predicament of adopted children and the trials and doubts the teenager in this story struggles through as she comes into her own. A remarkable and, at times, a nail-biting read.
March 4, 2024
Good one
Good story, good characters, all of them. Sometimes I forget they are sixteen years old, but hard life and bad experiences changed people. I hope next book is as good as adopted.
Good story, good characters, all of them. Sometimes I forget they are sixteen years old, but hard life and bad experiences changed people. I hope next book is as good as adopted.
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