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RATING: 4.5 out of 5 stars TRIGGER WARNING: Detailed rape scene and physical abuse Wow. What an intense read, and certainly a most gripping and engrossing one, having finished this one in a matter of days. I definitely preferred it to "Our Fair Lily" with Daisy having been a far more relatable protagonist in that she wasn't a major Mary Sue, so I was really glad to see that, and was also not quite as unrealistic. You honestly feel like you are living this story with her as you feel you experience the unbearable adversity and trauma she suffers, as I felt so terrified and distressed for her when she'd gotten raped by her evil stepbrother and then shortly after gets tricked into going to an Irish mother and daughter home by said evil stepbrother where she has to endure the nuns cruel treatment while also witnessing their cruel treatment of other girls at the home. It was so dark and distressing and it was a really dark, sudden turn after seeing how happy life had been f...

  Honestly, I did enjoy this book, despite also having many criticisms about it, of things that annoyed and grated me to no end. I found it kept me really absorbed and I could simply not put it down, much like with the previous Rosie Goodwin novel I read, The Lost Girl .                                                                                                                                                              Rating: 3 out of 5 stars   It was quite an emotional rollerco aster to be honest, and quite eventful too which I quite liked. The suspense was not quite as great as ...

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD   Wow! What a gripping and moving read. Having mainly just read YA , modern-day novels for a while, I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy this book at first, with my mum having just got it for me at a car boot sale, but now I can safely and happily say that I am definitely moving onto this genre of historical fiction and will definitely be reading more of Rosie Goodwin's books from now on, having already ordered three others. I realised as well that this is the genre for me after all, as I have always enjoyed fairy tales and other historical fiction books and this book definitely had a fairy tale-esque feeling it, only a bit more grown up. I found myself determined to keep on reading and find out what would happen with the suspense of it all keeping me more and more curious and hooked. I really found myself feeling great empathy for Esme and Gabriel , having felt so much pain for both of them, not only seeing but feeling...