Vicko’s Reviews > My Dark Vanessa > Status Update

Loving the level of detail to mental health in this. I’m so glad she has such a good therapist! This is so well written as the therapist gets to the root and the reader is unravelling these truths at the victims pace. It’s honestly like you’re in the therapy room with them. This is something so hard to do successfully but Russell has nailed it!

“I can’t lose the thing I’ve held on to for so long. You know?” My face twists up from the pain of pushing it out. “I just really need it to be a love story. You know? I really, really need it to be that.” “I know,” she says. “Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it?”
My heart breaks for her!

‘Why is everyone so scared to admit how good that can feel? To be groomed is to be loved and handled like a precious, delicate thing.’
- It’s terrifyingly scary because it’s true

Omg my heart is breaking.. definitely a slower read to get through this without the overwhelm. Check trigger warnings ❤️

🫣 can’t put this down but I need to sleep 😩