REVIEW: One Among Us by Paige Dearth
Summary:
Eleven- year-old Maggie Clarke is abducted from her loving family and thrust into the indescribably horrific and largely unknown underworld of human sex trafficking. In captivity, Maggie's life turns into a nightmare most children couldn't imagine. When Maggie isn't being sold to clients, she focuses on caring for Seth, a young boy who was also abducted.
With the help of Detective Rae Harker, the Clarkes' frantically search for their daughter. Haunted by his own demons, Detective Harker vows to find Maggie--dead or alive.
Years after Maggie is abducted, a strange man approaches her with a dangerous proposition and she risks everything to break free of the network of unsavory characters that control her. Not even she can know how far she will go to get even with the people who ruined her life.
An unforgettable story of courage and survival, One Among Us serves as an eye-opening reminder that horrible things can happen to anyone--it's how people deal with their circumstances that matters.
**WARNING** 18+ Readers Only. Graphic content and subject matter.
With the help of Detective Rae Harker, the Clarkes' frantically search for their daughter. Haunted by his own demons, Detective Harker vows to find Maggie--dead or alive.
Years after Maggie is abducted, a strange man approaches her with a dangerous proposition and she risks everything to break free of the network of unsavory characters that control her. Not even she can know how far she will go to get even with the people who ruined her life.
An unforgettable story of courage and survival, One Among Us serves as an eye-opening reminder that horrible things can happen to anyone--it's how people deal with their circumstances that matters.
**WARNING** 18+ Readers Only. Graphic content and subject matter.
Title: One Among Us
Series: N/A
Book #: N/A
Author: Paige Dearth
Approximate Book Length: 630 Pages
Recommended Reader Age: 18+
Series: N/A
Book #: N/A
Author: Paige Dearth
Approximate Book Length: 630 Pages
Recommended Reader Age: 18+
Thoughts:
I usually take any warning in a blurb with a grain of salt, most often because it seems like kind of a “duh” thing. Take. This warning. Seriously. This is not a story for the faint of heart. I kept waiting for Maggie’s rescue, but I should have known from the blurb that it was in vain.
The villains are obviously worthy of pure hatred. Maggie is incredibly resourceful and resilient. She survives – physically and mentally – SO MUCH. We meet other people who aren’t horrible, some I was even unfortunate enough to get attached to, and get insight to the parental side of such a nightmare, but it’s mostly about watching Maggie endure. I removed the sexual content rating because as the blurb warning says, there is graphic content. It’s not raunchy, just realistic. The only time there is any goodness, it’s pretty mild.
I will spoil a little bit by saying there is somewhat of a happy ending, though it doesn’t make me feel much better about all that she lived through and lost. This was a tough trip down a rabbit hole, but I don’t regret it. I do, however, watch and cherish my own children more.
The villains are obviously worthy of pure hatred. Maggie is incredibly resourceful and resilient. She survives – physically and mentally – SO MUCH. We meet other people who aren’t horrible, some I was even unfortunate enough to get attached to, and get insight to the parental side of such a nightmare, but it’s mostly about watching Maggie endure. I removed the sexual content rating because as the blurb warning says, there is graphic content. It’s not raunchy, just realistic. The only time there is any goodness, it’s pretty mild.
I will spoil a little bit by saying there is somewhat of a happy ending, though it doesn’t make me feel much better about all that she lived through and lost. This was a tough trip down a rabbit hole, but I don’t regret it. I do, however, watch and cherish my own children more.
Bottom Line:
One Among Us is truly a heartbreaking tale with a disturbing level of reality. It was morbidly interesting to read in detail about the kinds of things that actually go on in the world and even find a couple shades of grey amid the horror.
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