from bobbieharv

A very strange book, in that the sister's murder of the title is only dealt with in the last few chapters. The bulk of the book details every bit of abuse the author ever received, it seems, including being made to walk in high heels when she had bunions. This was a victim-type memoir - while she...

from Marlene-NL

Just finished this book.I for one did not read the back so I did not start to read with expectations. On the other hand, because of the cover i thought it was about 2 small children and one of them died because of abuse. Glad that was not the case. The author did annoy me sometimes. she continual...

from cobygirl517

After reading many reviews that sharply criticized the author for making this book more about her story than the story of her sister, I was prepared to hate it, but I was surprised that I enjoyed reading it. The story is sad, but Latus does a great job of telling the story of an entire lifetime (...

from sewingbyadrienne

Janine Latus chronicles the story of her life of abuse from early childhood, through her teen years, and into adulthood. Every relationship she experiences is abusive or horribly dysfunctional in some way. Woven throughout Janine's story are glimpses of her sister Amy's life and relationships whi...

from jamaicanmecrazy

SPOILERS. Whew, this was overwhelming, raw, disturbing. It didn't bother me that most of the book told more of Janine's (the author) experience as opposed to her sister who wrote the note (if I am missing or dead...). Just seeing life through Janine's eyes gave insight to what Amy's life with her...