The Recovery of Rose Gold
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PRE-ORDER THE CHILLING EXPLORATION INTO OBSESSION， RECONCILIATION AND REVENGE IN THIS YEAR'S MUST-READ THRILLER
'With a genuine menace seeping from every twist and turn。 。 。 worthy of Patricia Highsmith at her finest' DAILY MAIL
'A spine-chilling thriller 。 。 。 Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train' STYLIST
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Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years。
Turned out her mother was a really good liar。
After five years in prison， Patty Watts is finally free。 All she wants is to put old grievances behind her， reconcile with the daughter who testified against her - and care for her new infant grandson。
When Rose Gold agrees to have Patty move in， it seems their relationship is truly on the mend。 And she has waited such a long time for her mother to come home。
But has Patty truly forgotten their past？
And is Rose Gold really able to forgive？
A gripping and electrifying tale that will make you question your allegiances until the very end 。 。 。
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'A riveting psychological duel' Sunday Times
'Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction， and won't let you forget them。 Wrobel is one to watch' Lee Child
'Has it all - a killer premise， twisty plotting， crisp writing and compelling characters。 Dazzling， dark and utterly delicious' J。 P。 Delaney， bestselling author of The Girl Before
'An absolutely brilliant book; funny， dark， authentic and a total page turner。 I loved it' Lisa Jewell， bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
'A dark， nerve-jangling read that kept us on the edge of our seats till the very end' Independent
'An intelligent and highly disturbing read' Literary Review
'With a genuine menace seeping from every twist and turn。 。 。 worthy of Patricia Highsmith at her finest' DAILY MAIL
'A spine-chilling thriller 。 。 。 Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train' STYLIST
_________
Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years。
Turned out her mother was a really good liar。
After five years in prison， Patty Watts is finally free。 All she wants is to put old grievances behind her， reconcile with the daughter who testified against her - and care for her new infant grandson。
When Rose Gold agrees to have Patty move in， it seems their relationship is truly on the mend。 And she has waited such a long time for her mother to come home。
But has Patty truly forgotten their past？
And is Rose Gold really able to forgive？
A gripping and electrifying tale that will make you question your allegiances until the very end 。 。 。
_________
'A riveting psychological duel' Sunday Times
'Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction， and won't let you forget them。 Wrobel is one to watch' Lee Child
'Has it all - a killer premise， twisty plotting， crisp writing and compelling characters。 Dazzling， dark and utterly delicious' J。 P。 Delaney， bestselling author of The Girl Before
'An absolutely brilliant book; funny， dark， authentic and a total page turner。 I loved it' Lisa Jewell， bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
'A dark， nerve-jangling read that kept us on the edge of our seats till the very end' Independent
'An intelligent and highly disturbing read' Literary Review
Reviews
Julie
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This book has left me with uneasy feeling and not sure whom was the perpetrator in the end， it got confusing reading it with the jumps from past to present and also I had to read some parts twice to click whom it was talking about
Christine Rennie
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The Recovery Of Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel， is the story of Rose Gold and her mother and how you can recover from Muchausen syndrome by proxy。 What you wouldn’t expect is for the daughter to take in the mother on her release from prison。 I have to say that whilst the storyline was very clever and well thought out， I personally disliked both main characters enormously。 To the extent that I didn’t particularly like the book because of this。 I can appreciate that the book is well written but I j The Recovery Of Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel， is the story of Rose Gold and her mother and how you can recover from Muchausen syndrome by proxy。 What you wouldn’t expect is for the daughter to take in the mother on her release from prison。 I have to say that whilst the storyline was very clever and well thought out， I personally disliked both main characters enormously。 To the extent that I didn’t particularly like the book because of this。 I can appreciate that the book is well written but I just didn’t enjoy reading about such gloomy， miserable characters。 。。。more
Rosemary Wood
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Unpleasant readingI know this book is highly rated but it just wasn't for me and not my type of read， if you like Sharma Chridit or Christie it lacks Unpleasant readingI know this book is highly rated but it just wasn't for me and not my type of read， if you like Sharma Chridit or Christie it lacks 。。。more
Danni Jackman
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Loved this book！ Fantastic ending。 Would recommend
Anita Hennesy
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Clever， witty， devious， compels you to keep reading。
Amy Harper
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This story is pretty messed up！ Rose Gold is a girl who has allegedly been abused by her mother her entire childhood by way of poisoning， causing Rose Gold to be sick her entire life。 Through Rose Gold's discovery that this is happening her mother is sent to jail。 As the story unfolds we see that she is quite unhinged and not at all able to cope with being alone。 She does some crazy things and in the end gets her revenge。。。I will say no more as I do not wish to spoil the story。 I am trying to de This story is pretty messed up！ Rose Gold is a girl who has allegedly been abused by her mother her entire childhood by way of poisoning， causing Rose Gold to be sick her entire life。 Through Rose Gold's discovery that this is happening her mother is sent to jail。 As the story unfolds we see that she is quite unhinged and not at all able to cope with being alone。 She does some crazy things and in the end gets her revenge。。。I will say no more as I do not wish to spoil the story。 I am trying to decide whether or not I feel for Rose Gold or if she is just truly crazy like her mother！ 。。。more
Charlie Allison
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Unputdownable， but ultimately pretty grim reading。 Unusually the twists didn’t get me。
B_lily
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I rarely give 1 star ratings， but this book sat very uncomfortably with me。 The representation of mental health & psychological trauma is awful & incredibly damaging。 The auther showed no empathy or sensitivity to the topics， using them purely as a plot device to ' shock' readers。 I personally found Patty & Rose Gold utterly tragic & strongly empathised with them， but I don't believe the author intended to evoke such a response。 The writing never felt like the reader was meant to form any emotio I rarely give 1 star ratings， but this book sat very uncomfortably with me。 The representation of mental health & psychological trauma is awful & incredibly damaging。 The auther showed no empathy or sensitivity to the topics， using them purely as a plot device to ' shock' readers。 I personally found Patty & Rose Gold utterly tragic & strongly empathised with them， but I don't believe the author intended to evoke such a response。 The writing never felt like the reader was meant to form any emotional connection to the characters。 It all felt very flippant & only surface-deep。 I worry books like this create prejudice in the reader & amplify stigmatisation around sensitive topics。 Childhood trauma does not mean the person will grow up to commit abuse themselves。 Patty needed psychiatric care， not a prison。 Rose Gold needed mental health support， not be left abandoned by society。 Their need for attention/ care is illness in itself， and deserves treatment that is respectful & dignified。 And eating disorders are NEVER about attention-seeking！ 。。。more
Natalie Hosang
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Rezension „Darling Rose Gold: Roman“ von Stephanie Wrobel Meinung Tatsächlich erweckte das Cover einen Eindruck， der sich beim Klappentext allerdings schnell revidieren ließ， denn zuerst dachte ich an eine Liebesgeschichte， weshalb ich das Buch auch unbedingt lesen musste/wollte， aber die Richtung war ganz anders。 Wie sehr ich mich getäuscht hatte， erfuhr ich jedoch erst beim lesen。 Keineswegs bin ich allerdings deswegen enttäuscht。 Es fasziniert mich sogar， wie sehr wir uns manchmal vom äußeren Rezension „Darling Rose Gold: Roman“ von Stephanie Wrobel Meinung Tatsächlich erweckte das Cover einen Eindruck， der sich beim Klappentext allerdings schnell revidieren ließ， denn zuerst dachte ich an eine Liebesgeschichte， weshalb ich das Buch auch unbedingt lesen musste/wollte， aber die Richtung war ganz anders。 Wie sehr ich mich getäuscht hatte， erfuhr ich jedoch erst beim lesen。 Keineswegs bin ich allerdings deswegen enttäuscht。 Es fasziniert mich sogar， wie sehr wir uns manchmal vom äußeren blenden lassen。 Die Geschichte um Rose Gold und Patty Watts zog einen Bann um mich， dem man sich kurz nach dem Einstieg nur schwer entziehen kann。 Für mich war das ein Highlight， da ich nur selten in diesem Genre wandle。 Stephanie Wrobel brachte mir mit ihrem Debüt einen regelrechten Page Turner dar， den ich in diesem Ausmaß niemals erwartet hätte。 Die Erzählung wechselt in ihren Perspektiven， denn dem Leser werden die Sicht von Rose und Patty abwechselnd nahe gebracht。 Für mich war es ein guter Einblick in ihre Gedanken und Gefühlswelt， wodurch die Spannung unablässig stieg。 Allerdings erwarteten mich hier einige Brocken， die nicht leicht zu schlucken waren und ich rate jedem ab， der sich zum Beispiel beim Thema Misshandlung getriggert fühlt。 Es war ein stetes auf und ab aus Gegenwart und Vergangenheit， was mich selbst teilweise schockierte， denn insbesondere letzteres hätte die Autorin nicht realer und grausamer beschreiben können。 Szenen， die vielen nicht fremd sein dürften prasselten auf mich ein。 Stephanie Wrobel hat einen anschaulichen， packenden Schreibstil， ohne ein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen， der erschreckend authentisch war。 Meine eigenen Emotionen fuhren auf und ab， besonders in Punkto perfiden Dingen， lief mir mehr als ein Schauer den Rücken hinab。 Die Autorin zeigt， was krankhaftes Verhalten bei Menschen bewirken kann。 Macht euch also auf eine Story gefasst， die durch andere Komponenten unter die Haut geht。 Statt lieblicher Romance erwarten ein Böse， grausame Szenen。 Fazit Wer auf der Suche nach schwarzem Humor in einer Mutter-Tochter Beziehung mit fiesen Aspekten ist， sich nicht vor bissigen Dialogen scheut und überraschende Wendungen liebt， der sollte sich „Rose Gold“ definitiv genauer ansehen。 Einzig das Ende erschien mir etwas unausgereift und nicht vollkommen。 Dennoch konnte das Debüt überzeugen。 Grausam， zynisch und perfide -ein Page Turner der anderen Art。 🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 Sterne 。。。more
Sirene
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Ein Thriller！ Das von mir am wenigsten gelesene Genre， gemeinsam mit Krimiroman。 Und wenn ich danach mal greife， auch nicht zu den typischen Vertretern， wie auch “Darling Rose Gold” von Wrobel， dass sich an eine wahre Geschichte anlehnt und durch seine bitterböse Art der Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung besonders spannend ist。Die junge Rose Gold Watts ist krank。Sie wächst als schwer krankes Mädchen auf， ist gegen fast alles allergisch， sitzt im Rollstuhl und sie kennt verschiedene Krankenhäuser in und a Ein Thriller！ Das von mir am wenigsten gelesene Genre， gemeinsam mit Krimiroman。 Und wenn ich danach mal greife， auch nicht zu den typischen Vertretern， wie auch “Darling Rose Gold” von Wrobel， dass sich an eine wahre Geschichte anlehnt und durch seine bitterböse Art der Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung besonders spannend ist。Die junge Rose Gold Watts ist krank。Sie wächst als schwer krankes Mädchen auf， ist gegen fast alles allergisch， sitzt im Rollstuhl und sie kennt verschiedene Krankenhäuser in und auswendig。 Doch die Ärzte finden nichts an dem 18 jährigen Mädchen， trotz reichlich vielen Untersuchungen und dann kommt es raus … Rose Gold ist nicht krank。Als das Buch beginnt， spielt das alles bereits in der Vergangenheit， die mehr oder weniger schnell über die Bühne gebracht wird。 Unser Augenmerk liegt auf dem “Danach”。 Was passiert， als die Mutter von Rose Gold für ihre Verbrechen ins Gefängnis kommt？ Was tut Rose Gold mit ihrer neu gewonnen Freiheit？ Und was passiert nach den 5 Jahren， wo ihre Mutter wieder freikommt？ Und warum nimmt Rose Gold ihre Mutter wieder bei sich auf？Trotz sehr rosigen Cover， dass zu täuschen versucht， handelt es sich hierbei nicht um eine Liebesgeschichte。 Sondern um ein Psychodrama mit Familienproblemen， wo das Opfer sich währt。Es ist dem Leser schnell klar， dass Rose Gold einen Plan hat und das ist nicht die Versöhnung der Mutter， aber was hat sie vor？ Und was für ein Kind hat ihre Mutter da erzogen？ Wie die Mutter， so die Tochter？Die Autorin hat sich bei diesem Buch Inspiration geholt von einem wahren Geschehen， bzw。 Verbrechen， das von Gypsy Rose Blanchard。 Wobei hier die Tatsache des Missbrauches， wie auch Wunsch nach Rache übernommen wurde。 Der Rest ist freie Fiktion der Autorin und sie hat zum Ende einiges deutlich verändert。Auf jeden Fall ein spannender Roman und mir gefiel， neben der einfachen und subtilen Sprache， auch die Zeitsprünge。Beim Einstieg in die Geschichte， ist schon einiges im Vorfeld passiert und durch die Zeitsprünge von Tochter und Mutter kommen wir mehr und mehr hinter die Charaktere。 Man sieht wie sie sich entwickelt haben und man ahnt zum Ende hin， wie krank es wird。 So stieg die Spannung unaufhörlich beim Lesen。Das Buch habe ich innerhalb von zwei Tagen gelesen und konnte es auch gar nicht aus der Hand legen， den mit jedem umblättern wurde wieder ein Geheimnis aufgedeckt。 Als würde man langsam immer tiefer in einen dunklen Keller hinablaufen。 Der Ton der Autorin ist oftmals， ich würde es “böse/sarkastisch/bissig” nennen und passt hervorragend zu den beiden Charakteren und ihrer Situation。 Die Dialoge zwischen Mutter und Tochter reißen auch leicht an den Nerven， denn hier wird nichts allzu direkt zwischen ihnen angesprochen – sehr spannend。Nur hat mich eine Sache am Buch enttäuscht。 Das abrupte Ende， war für mich wohl der überraschendste Punkt。 Nachdem die Autorin an mehreren Stellen gerne mal ausgeholt hatte， um ein vernünftiges Psychodrama zu schaffen， war das eher flach。Ein super Thriller zum weglesen mit guten Wendungen！ Lässt auf jeden Fall einen für mehrere Stunden am Stück abtauchen！ 。。。more
Isabel Black
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A real page-turner！ Who do you believe？
Ina Vainohullu
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Darling Rose Gold erzählt die Geschichte zweier Frauen mit massiven Persönlichkeitsstörungen und beruht in Anlehnung， so habe ich im Nachhinein erfahren， auf der wahren Geschichte über Dee Dee und Gypsy Blancharde aus Springfield Missouri。Rose Gold ist seit kurz nach ihrer Geburt schwer krank， glaubt sie。 Sie ist merklich abgemagert， kann nur Flüssignahrung zu sich nehmen und wird von ihrer Mutter Patty nicht nur von Arzt zu Arzt geschleppt， sondern auch von dieser isoliert。 Als sie das Internet Darling Rose Gold erzählt die Geschichte zweier Frauen mit massiven Persönlichkeitsstörungen und beruht in Anlehnung， so habe ich im Nachhinein erfahren， auf der wahren Geschichte über Dee Dee und Gypsy Blancharde aus Springfield Missouri。Rose Gold ist seit kurz nach ihrer Geburt schwer krank， glaubt sie。 Sie ist merklich abgemagert， kann nur Flüssignahrung zu sich nehmen und wird von ihrer Mutter Patty nicht nur von Arzt zu Arzt geschleppt， sondern auch von dieser isoliert。 Als sie das Internet， welches sie nur heimlich nutzen kann， für sich entdeckt und tatsächlich zwei Menschen findet， denen sie sich anvertrauen kann， erkennt Rose Gold， dass sie vielleicht gar nicht krank， sondern vielmehr das Opfer eines perfiden Plans ihrer Mutter ist， die sich durch Rose Golds Krankheit immer in ein besonderes Licht in der kleinen Gemeinde rücken konnte。 Als Rose Gold 18 Jahre alt ist， wird Patty zu 5 Jahren Haft wegen Kindesmisshandlung verurteilt。 Rose Gold bricht zunächst den Kontakt ab， ist in der Außenwelt aber so einsam， dass sie ihre Mutter schließlich nach 4 Jahren besucht， um herauszufinden， ob es für sie beide einen Neustart geben kann。 Patty jedoch rückt nicht von ihrem Standpunkt ab， immer nur das Beste für ihre Tochter im Sinn gehabt zu haben， sieht sich sogar selbst als Opfer。 Und Rose Gold erkennt schnell， dass sie Patty nur mit ihren eigenen Waffen schlagen und vernichten kann。。。。Puuuh， ich habe gerade erst die letzten Seiten des Buches gelesen und bin ehrlicherweise sehr durcheinander， was ich nun von der Geschichte halten soll。 Sie startet gut und ist vor allem sehr eingängig und flüssig geschrieben。 Ich war schnell mittendrin im Geschehen und entsetzt über die Verhältnisse in denen Rose Gold aufgewachsen ist。 Obwohl die Geschichte um die beiden Frauen， welche auf zwei Zeitebenen und aus zwei Perspektiven erzählt wird， eine vom Stil her sehr "ruhige" Entwicklung macht， wird sie mit jeder Seite auch spannender und man verspürt ein permanent ungutes Ziehen in der eigenen Magengegend。 Sowohl Patty， die davon überzeugt ist， eine gute Mutter zu sein， die sich voller Liebe für ihr Kind aufgeopfert hat， als auch Rose Gold， die unter dem Wahn ihrer Mutter aufgewachsen ist， leiden an einer extremen Persönlichkeitsstörung， die ich zuerst jedoch nicht exakt benennen kann。 Während sie bei Patty von Anfang an offensichtlich ist und später klar erkennbar auf das Münchhausensyndrom hinweist， erkennt man sie bei Rose Gold erst im Verlauf der Geschichte und anhand ihrer Handlungen。 Immer wieder gibt es auch kurze Einblicke in Pattys Kindheit und die Lebensumsstände， die auf jeden Fall ihren Charakter geprägt haben。 Manchmal habe ich tatsächlich einen Anflug von Mitleid für sie verspürt， der sich aber jedes Mal auch schnell wieder in Fassungslosigkeit und Wut verwandelt hat。 Sie ist eine so gute Lügnerin， dass man als Leser:in nicht mal auf die Idee kommt， zu hinterfragen， warum Niemandem in Deadwick jemals aufgefallen ist， was da im Hause Watts vor sich geht。 Diesen Roman zu lesen， war wie der bekannte Vergleich mit einem Verkehrsunfall， man möchte wegsehen und sieht trotzdem hin。 Voller Erschrecken und Bestürzung und dem Wissen， dass die Geschichte keinesfalls gut enden wird。 Für keinen der Charaktere。 Und dennoch hat mich das Ende dann ratlos zurückgelassen， weshalb ich dem Buch jetzt einfach nur 3 Sterne geben kann。 Immer wieder habe ich nach einer Message gesucht， die ich leider nicht herauslesen konnte， auch nicht zwischen den Zeilen， denn beide Frauen sind so in ihrem jeweiligen Wahn gefangen， dass es hier irgendwann nur noch um Macht und Heimzahlung geht。 Vermutlich wollte die Autorin aber ja auch einfach nur zeigen， wie dicht Liebe und Hass beieinander liegen und wie weit ein Mensch bereit ist， zu gehen， um sich endlich von der erdrückenden Last einer unglaublich toxischen Beziehung zu befreien。 So oder so， es ist ein wirklich packender Roman， der mir spannende Lesestunden beschert hat und den ich gut und gerne weiterempfehlen kann。 。。。more
Heidi Penttinen
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Oh my gosh， what a read！ I’m kind of lost for words to be honest。 When I had 80 pages left and still had no clue what would happen next， I knew the ending would be something I wasn’t expecting。 And boom there it was on page 285。 My jaw literally dropped。 What a terrific book！
Katrina Hair
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If you liked PUSH you will love this book。 One of my best reads this year so far！
Roxanne Rampage
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What can I say about this book？ It's gripping， sad and it left me in a bit of a dark and unsatisfactory place if I'm honest。。。。 coupled with the fact it's based on a true story。Patty obviously has some real issues， suffering with Munchausen's by Proxy after a traumatic and abusive childhood and finding her brother's corpse after hanging himself to be rid of the abuse。 Yes she did wrong and subjected her own daughter to years of abuse and was sent to prison。Patty is released after serving her sen What can I say about this book？ It's gripping， sad and it left me in a bit of a dark and unsatisfactory place if I'm honest。。。。 coupled with the fact it's based on a true story。Patty obviously has some real issues， suffering with Munchausen's by Proxy after a traumatic and abusive childhood and finding her brother's corpse after hanging himself to be rid of the abuse。 Yes she did wrong and subjected her own daughter to years of abuse and was sent to prison。Patty is released after serving her sentence and Rose Gold offers her a place to stay。。。。 which happens to be Patty's childhood home where years of abuse took place and the horrors of seeing her brother hanging in the basement are still vivid。This is what I found uncomfortable。 Rose Gold becomes the abuser， tormenting her mother in the most awful ways and setting her up so she is arrested and sent back to prison。 She's a horrid character。I hated what was happening， I didn't really know who to feel more sorry for。 Rose Gold was evil but obviously has her own problems， but the abuse of Patty， who had an illness， was just awful。 It's well written and gripping but just too depressing and wrong。 。。。more
Elizabeth Hallsworth
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Really enjoyed this！ A real page-turner。
Cassie
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Rose Gold Watts spent her life being abused but her mother。 A victim of Munchausen by Proxy， Rose Gold ultimately ends up getting hers and sends her mom to prison for five years。 Once released， she is finally able to get her revenge on the woman who made her life complete misery。With a completely unexpected ending， if you’re familiar with and curious about the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard， this psychological thriller offers a fresh take on that cruel and unusual situation。
Georgina
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Good read but wasn't that keen on either of the main characters which always affects my enjoyment of a book。 Good read but wasn't that keen on either of the main characters which always affects my enjoyment of a book。 。。。more
sally whitfield
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I liked it/i disliked itVery difficult to review this， firstly it was well written， but it didn't have the wow factor for me。 The mother Patty had mental health issues， Rose Gold you can understand how she behaved after everything。 The ending for me was disappointing and too predictable。 I felt it was very obvious how it was going to end。 I think this is one of them books you either absolutely love or for it was just ok。 I liked it/i disliked itVery difficult to review this， firstly it was well written， but it didn't have the wow factor for me。 The mother Patty had mental health issues， Rose Gold you can understand how she behaved after everything。 The ending for me was disappointing and too predictable。 I felt it was very obvious how it was going to end。 I think this is one of them books you either absolutely love or for it was just ok。 。。。more
Adam
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A very good debut novel， strongly plotted and with a great twist at the end。 The two main characters are well written and highly memorable。Would make a great TV movie。
Kelly Webb-Abbott
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This book had an interesting and someone serious topic but was a great read。 Its difficult to think about what Rose went through， and inspiring to think about how well she did。 I recommend the read。
Val
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A real page turner。 Couldn’t put it down。 This book sucks you in from the first page。 Rose Golds mum such a complex character。 She loves Rose Gold undoubtedly but in a weird way。 This book is very heart felt and touches on mental illness。 Rose Gold such an amazing strong character。 I loved it。
bookish。brew
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3。5 stars。 This book was a quick and easy read。 This story takes you through a story like Gypsy Rose's but imagine the mom goes to prison and once she is released it's Rose Gold's time to get revenge。 While it was clever and the insight into Rose Gold and her mother's POV， it was very slow developing。 Nothing truly interesting and thrilling happened until the second half of the book。 Overall it was still a good twist to a story most everyone knows。 3。5 stars。 This book was a quick and easy read。 This story takes you through a story like Gypsy Rose's but imagine the mom goes to prison and once she is released it's Rose Gold's time to get revenge。 While it was clever and the insight into Rose Gold and her mother's POV， it was very slow developing。 Nothing truly interesting and thrilling happened until the second half of the book。 Overall it was still a good twist to a story most everyone knows。 。。。more
Jes Kingsley
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I was torn between rating this three stars and four， but I settled on four for a number of reasons and I do think it deserves the full four stars。This is a very well-written novel。 It was easy to read and kept me hooked the whole way through， even though I can confidently say that none of the characters in this story are likable。 Not one。 The narrative is told to us through both Rose Gold's eyes and her mother's。 Initially， I did not like Patty's voice， and Patty's narrative is the only reason I I was torn between rating this three stars and four， but I settled on four for a number of reasons and I do think it deserves the full four stars。This is a very well-written novel。 It was easy to read and kept me hooked the whole way through， even though I can confidently say that none of the characters in this story are likable。 Not one。 The narrative is told to us through both Rose Gold's eyes and her mother's。 Initially， I did not like Patty's voice， and Patty's narrative is the only reason I could not give this five stars。 I really wish that the authour had given us a bit more of Patty's thought process in relation to why she did what she did to her daughter。 There were parts where I was even doubtful that Patty had done what it was claimed she had （although， I suspect I should give props to the authour for this as I wonder if this was intentional）。 On top of that， sometimes Patty's narrative voice just sounded like a caricature of a villain and I felt it difficult to take her seriously in any capacity。 I would not have minded if the novel were slightly longer， so I think it is unfortunate that we weren't given more detail on Patty， her past， and the way she thinks。Rose Gold is the strongest voice in the novel， and there were many moments I was able to relate to the choices she made。 Rose Gold's side of the story is very solid， and enjoyable to read even if the subject matter is not "fun"。I would recommend this to someone who wants a decent thriller but doesn't want to invest too much time into one。 I finished reading this in a couple of days， and it was easy to put down and pick back up。 This style of writing and story is a good addition for anyone reading a novel with a heavier writing style that requires breaks in between reading。 （view spoiler）[And I hated Rose Gold's father more than any other character in the story。 Seriously hated him。 I didn't see his point of view in anything at all， and I'm not sure if that was intentional or not but seriously， that guy sucked。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Brandy
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Skip this one folks！
Kirstie Cooper
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book， and i didn't want to put it down at all。It covers a very difficult subject that doest get written about often， but it was done very well， and at some times I actually felt sorry for Patty which absurd considering what she did。I did guess that things weren't quite what they seemed， but it didn't spoil the ending for me at all。Great book that I would recommend。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book， and i didn't want to put it down at all。It covers a very difficult subject that doest get written about often， but it was done very well， and at some times I actually felt sorry for Patty which absurd considering what she did。I did guess that things weren't quite what they seemed， but it didn't spoil the ending for me at all。Great book that I would recommend。 。。。more
Kasi
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Compulsively readable but overall kind of lackluster。 Lots of the details were very similar to Gypsy Blancharde’s case， making the beginning feel like I was reading something I’ve already read before。
Charlotte May
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This was messed up。 Now I love me some unlikeable and twisted characters， but I dunno - something about these two left a bad taste in my mouth。 I agree with a lot of the points in Emily May’s review - and she is a lot more coherent in her writing than I am， but I’ll give it a go。 Spoilers ahead！！ Rose Gold Watts spent the first 18 years of her life thinking she was ill。 Like really badly ill。 It turns out her mother Patty Watts had been lying to her the whole time。 All her illnesses were fake， o This was messed up。 Now I love me some unlikeable and twisted characters， but I dunno - something about these two left a bad taste in my mouth。 I agree with a lot of the points in Emily May’s review - and she is a lot more coherent in her writing than I am， but I’ll give it a go。 Spoilers ahead！！ Rose Gold Watts spent the first 18 years of her life thinking she was ill。 Like really badly ill。 It turns out her mother Patty Watts had been lying to her the whole time。 All her illnesses were fake， or brought on by her mother’s abuse。 Patty spends 5 years in prison。 When she gets out， Rose Gold offers her a room in her newly bought house with her baby son。 So far I was pretty gripped。 The story switches between the present， with Patty and Rose Gold living together and the past when Patty was in prison and Rose Gold was muddling along by herself。 It was as things went on and we learn more about Patty’s past that I started to feel uncomfortable。 She was violently abused by the father， while her mother sat by。 Patty also witnessed the suicide of her older brother by hanging。 And no I’m not saying that this trauma in any way excuses her behaviour towards Rose Gold because it doesn’t。 But she was clearly very unstable， very unwell。 But she served her time and even admitted her guilt come the end。 Meanwhile Rose Gold is hell bent on revenge。 On ruining the woman who ruined her life。 I understand her anger， but what Rose did was not justified at all。 Kidnapping someone else’s baby and making them unwell to frame her mother？ That is severely fucked up。 And then she just gets to wander off into the sun while her mother is locked up again。 This time for a crime she didn’t commit。 It was just a cycle of one mentally ill person harming another over and over and it just wasn’t a great time。 It was a fast read， and I was interested to see where the story would lead。 But ultimately I didn’t like its conclusion。 。。。more
Nicola （Not Just Books） Barker
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I enjoyed the style of this book that alternates chapters between the two characters Rose Gold and her mum Patty。 Some chapters are set in the present and some in the past， can be slightly confusing if not reading the chapter title fully。 The story gripped me and I was eager to read more。
Michelle S H
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