No Child of Mine (The No Child of Mine Trilogy Book 1)

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Towards the end of the film, Kerry runs away and finds a small and peaceful care home in a rural location. They decline her offer of money, which she obtained by prostituting herself. Traumatized, Kerry does not speak for the past 5 days there. Then 12 days later, as she begins to trust the people in the home, she begins to reveal her story after a woman in the home saw inside that Kerry's been through an abusive life. While her abusers did not suffer any legal consequences, she was finally free from her abuse. It's then revealed that she went on to study at a university. Charlotte worked on her web, and when she had finished, the word TERRIFIC was written in the web. But the word wasn't for Charlotte, but for Wilbur, the magnificent pig. It never was about Charlotte. Essie loves Sanjay. She had their lives planes out and so far everything worked according to plan. They just bought their first house. Then Essie finds out that she is pregnant and she is not sure if that fits into the life she had mapped out so perfectly. A very, very long time ago I did a two year stint of answering phones for the Samaritans. At that time all places were locally funded, staffed and run. The ethic of how to deal with people was set-in-stone. It made no difference if the person calling was 5 or 90 they were treated the same. To me, Alex is an unlikeable character (Not that this is a bad thing! Unlikeable characters can add quite a bit of interest and reader conflict). I found her to be a bit immature and selfish. She is jealous and hostile to her boyfriend’s children and she is overly critical of her co-workers and boss. I can’t make a final judgement of her character, because I did not finish the novel, but I do hope that there is substantial character development and she redeems herself at the end.

All while this struggle is happening, another narrative keeps popping in. It’s from centuries ago, and tells of the strife of women and family before our liberation. I had a hard time figuring out where this played into the main story, until they merged in a very creepy supernatural way. From that point the book goes in another direction and becomes a ghost story mashup. I was totally all in at this point.

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Kerry is then placed into a care home. She is seduced by a pimp (who knows exactly how Kerry feels about living with a stubborn mother and stepfather like hers who don't understand her), and for some time willingly leases herself for profit. A social worker in the childcare home also begins to sexually abuse her. Feeling helpless, Kerry frequently visits her class teacher and tries to move in with him, but he is unable to care for her. He consults his friend and child-support agent to have Kerry placed somewhere safe, but her case cannot be given any more priority than that of any other child. Erica has paranoid schizophrenia and the heroine, a social worker, fails to get her any medical help although she is quite clearly ill. In this case you don't have to wait months to see a psychiatrist in the ordinary way in this instance, but simply ring the consultant's secretary or the doctor him/herself and explain the position. stars. Oh my! What a novel! This is the first time I have read Susan Lewis, so I wasn't so sure whether I would like it. However one very telling review on Goodreads from a reader I really respect - Laurel-Rain, had given it 5 stars so that was a good start! I surprised even myself with the high rating I gave "No Child of Mine" , but the way it managed to get under my skin was no less surprising to me. It's definitely a book that if you give it a chance, you can't go wrong. Just do not expect action in it, let the emotions lead you. Alex was adopted when she was three years old, she grew up feeling rejected by her birth mother, which seemed to eager to let her go and doesn’t want to have nothing to do with her.

No Child of Mine is a slow burn novel that unfortunately missed the mark for me. I went into this book thinking it would be horror and creepy, but it felt more like an old wives tale was a hint of thriller. The climax is very fast, I almost couldn’t feel it, but I can not imagine a better fit for the book, as here it was not the action that was important, but the growth of the characters and the love between them. The writing shined the brightest during those early spooky scenes. As someone who has never been pregnant it gave me descriptions and details that made me feel as if I knew what it felt like. The imagery made me feel as if I was actually in the room. I couldn't put this down for like the first 60%. (The first and second trimester) For me, there were times, when it felt a little too disjointed. By this I mean, the transition between the two sometimes seemed jarring; like it wasn't as fluid as I would hope.The author's handling of the character Erica is appaling. The words 'basket case' and 'nut job' are used in relation to people with mental health problems. These sentiments were echoed by the many child agencies who advised during the programme’s production, including Kidscape, Barnardos and Childline. This novel is marketed as horror. I don’t necessarily agree with that notion. There were creepy moments sure, but nothing that would keep me up at night. I want gore. I want jump scares. I wanted more!

The society, whose work includes helping young runaways, fully endorsed Kosminsky’s film, a spokesman says: “What is startling about these young people’s stories - and Kerry’s in particular - is that again and again we see opportunities where something could have been done to help but wasn’t. This should not be a debate about censorship. The point is that this abuse is happening in life.” As the Reader, we sit inside Essie's head as she struggles with these emotions, her changing body, her changing relationship and her ever changing reality.Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own. I was nodding along in many parts, even yelling words of support for her. The only issue I had with this story really, and it's a minor one, was the connection between the historic perspective and Essie's present perspective. Told in alternating timelines and points of view, this is just as much the story of Ana and Isabel as it is of Essie and Sanjay. The letters that Ana and Isabel share are poignant, lyrical, and a stark reminder that they must keep their feelings hidden. When something terrible threatens their relationship, a pact is made with something that whispers in the dark, and the repercussions will threaten generations to come. The narrators were really brilliant! It was very easy to listen to them, even at x3 speed. I enjoyed the voices and had no problem keeping up. I was hooked right away. Very well done! 5⭐️ for the narration. Alex Lake’s life is centered on helping people. Her job as a social worker in a British seaside town is more than a career: It’s the very essence of who she is. And though there are frustrations, Alex takes to heart the rewards of placing a child in a safe and loving home. But when she encounters three-year-old Ottilie Wade, Alex is completely unprepared for the effect the sweet, shy little girl has on her. Though on the surface Ottilie seems to want for nothing—she’s perfectly healthy and lives in a very nice home—she’s mysteriously silent and asocial. Alex knows that something is not right in the Wade house. And the deeper she looks into the case, the more Alex comes to feel that she and Ottilie are being drawn together by fate.

Isabel took a while to get a handle on. At first I thought she was being way too overly emotional about her best friend marrying and then....well things get slowly revealed. I was curious what was the date in the past that Isabel lived in. I assume at least 1800s or so? And I think that only because of the description about food and dresses. But, I ended up not liking this character, you will get to why that is when you read the book though. That said, Giraldes did a great job developing her and the character of Ana (Isabel's best friend). And don't forget: every SECOND there are 5,000,000,000,000 young girls and boys getting raped by their parents, in South London alone... < This is the best quality of No Child of Mine that we could rustle up and the quality is marginally better than other copies available on the net. But the shitty quality in a way suits the shitty mood of the movie. I had guessed what was going to happen at the end (I will not give it away). Just because it was predictable to me did not take away from the story.I could not put this book down...I read well into the day and late into the night. I loved this author's writing style...it was intense and addictive. The story felt so sadly real. Ottilie was the sweetest most innocent child and the thought of the horrors she lived through at the hands of her parents...was so sad. The pace in the book develops slowly, and there is almost no dynamics, because here is put much more emphasis on the emotional impact on the reader, as well as the inner reflections that the written there would provoke. The emerging mystery in the present and the mystery of its relationship with the scenes of the past manage to maintain interest even without the dynamics. The fragments of something supernatural, something sinister, keep the reader under really good pressure, makes him constantly wait.