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I'm going to need this Quinten Brown character to get a couple of shots to the head as well. He retraumatized a *child rape victim* because he's a racist piece of shit who's out to get revenge on all white people, and because he's jealous of the fact that some peoples' children actually want anything to do with them, unlike his own. He literally took a rape victim's voice away (when they'd just gotten it back).

“Isn’t that just typical of men?” Nice, more sexist complaining about men in a book that complains about men not respecting women. Isn’t that typical of women?

I see now where she gets her brattiness from...her stupid mom >.<

I don't get it--so if a guy offers you chocolates, he's "sexist"? Explain. Because if someone offers *me* chocolates, I'd probably say, "Thanks".

Only 5 pages in, and the protagonist is already a brat who demonizes her friend for simply having a different viewpoint from her. Sigh

You have got to be absolutely KIDDING ME...the absolute GASLIGHTING in this book is unreal. The main character IS, in fact, guilty of the very thing he's "found out not to be guilty of." And the utter sickening and creepy ABUSE he inflicts on a girl is just BRUSHED ASIDE. Fuck this shit.

In a matter of one day, I go from liking the story and protagonist and reading enjoyably and rooting for him, to throwing the book down and wanting his head on a stick. Thanks.

The main character is alright, but I don't like how acting like an animal and assaulting people because of a SPORTS game (vomit. and key word, "GAME") is normalized and justified.

GASLIGHTING AGAIN. Now I'm supposed to believe this "father" is being "loving" by NOT ALLOWING HER TO COMFORT HER OWN PARENTS? And wtf why is she walking into his arms, why did her anger 'die', after what the Springs have done and having the gall to act high/mighty and demonize her again??? I do not get this. I'd lose my shit if I were Janie.

Okay, so NOW reading books apparently makes you a bad person. And, this family is bringing their violent fantasies to real life. AND, we are once again being told that 3-year olds are to blame for their own kidnappings. Honestly FUCK this book.

Oh, they don't tip workers either. Another reason to hate this family.

"As if the Springs were the ones who kidnapped her..." THEY ARE.

Is this seriously for real? We have one kid who wishes a 3-year old would've been tortured and killed (and blamed for her own kidnapping), we have another who wants to get violent with her, and we have 2 parents who abducted this teen from her family. But JANIE'S the bad guy????

Okay. I really, really just need Amy to die by the end of the book. Preferably a horrible death, like Game of Thrones/Walking Dead levels. Please and thank you.

How is this even legally allowed? Ripping a child away from her life and family? And this is a NIGHTMARE for an introvert, yet nobody seems to care. The Springs are the real kidnappers here, the real life-ruiners. This is so psychologically damaging to do to someone..why is the VICTIM being punished??

What an absolute misogynist piece of SHIT Nick is. I hope he dies by the end of the book. utterly unlikeable characters.

Already want the main female character to die. Racist towards whites, annoying, etc. The male character isn't much better.

Can't believe they made us read this mush in high school

WHY DOES GLADWYN'S STRESS AND SADNESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE MATTER BUT NOT LARA'S?????????? She's the one who LOST HER MOM. She's a CHILD. This book is so STUPID.

Pearl "finally accepts her" because Lara went through MORE trauma and saved the life of Pearl's abusive mother, even though Lara had to lose HER mom and get treated badly afterwards. so only Gladwyn matters, but not Lara's mom. And Gladwyn has ZERO GRATITUDE, and her own kids are afraid of her, and they're not even allowed to ask questions. Lara, you were supposed to HATE these people, not grow to love them. Wtf.

So, when Lara goes through trauma (such as her mom dying) it doesn't matter and she deserves to be treated like crap, BUT, when Gladwyn's dumbass cuts her own foot, it's this great big heaping deal and "poor Gladwyn, or poor Gladwyn"? And why is Lara being so NICE to all of these people? Why does she CARE about them, after the way they've been treating her? Nothing about this book makes ***any*** sense.

Why is it meant to be shocking that Pearl would do something "cruel" when she's literally been cruel throughout the entire book? Also, this is the 'first time' Lara has been able to openly talk to someone about her grief??? This girl hasn't been allowed to even show SADNESS over her mother DYING? Nobody's bothered to see if she's okay, get her grief counseling, etc. and it's all treated like it's NORMAL. Gross

ALSO, this is just saying you have to GET YOURSELF burned in order to not get abused. Fuck these people.

And are ya'll SERIOUSLY ignoring the fact that she just HIT HER CHILDREN IN THE FACE AND MADE THEM RUN OFF CRYING??? Are we really forgetting about that???

She. Just. Got. Yelled. At. For. Putting. A. Fire. Out. Now you're trying to convince me that they're grateful to her. WHAT??????????!!!!!!!

And she got screamed at in her FACE for simply dropping a dish. Yet she still somehow admires this woman. Stockholm Syndrome at its FINEST.

THIS BOOK IS SO EXCRUTIATINGLY MANIPULATIVE. It LITERALLY showcases child abuse after child abuse, then DOESN'T ADDRESS IT AT ALL, tries to distract us from other fluffy stuff, and the worst thing of all...directly AFTER abusing her children, they have a scene of this evil maniacal BITCH nursing some burn wounds on the girl, and the girl feels her heart warm up at the """""kindness"""" of it. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDD

Let's not gaslight the reader. The reason Lara's having a hard time isn't because she's "new". The reason she's having a hard time is because she was placed with an ABUSIVE FAMILY. There's a difference. Don't get it twisted.

This book is DISGUSTING. Honestly. There'd better be a BIG payoff for it to be worth it. I'm talking MASSIVE. It's a book about blatant child abuse. I KNOW you're not going to try to convince me it's some fluffy, heartfelt, Hallmark story. Maybe if you're some "Live Laugh Love" Karen like Tyra Banks or Danelle Hallan.

Welp, 20 pages in and I'm already pissed off :D :D :D