A review by finalgirlfall
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand

5.0

"parents, police, reporters, they won't help you. you'll be on your own. and it probably won't work. you'll get stuck too. she'll have you. and if you get out, you won't remember enough to tell anyone, and even if you do end up remembering, you won't want to, and you won't want to say anything. you'll be too afraid. like me. and if you don't get out, you'll never, ever leave."

this book... good lord. anything i could possibly say about it wouldn't be enough to encompass just how good it was, or how life-changing. also, this book and [b:The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires|44074800|The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires|Grady Hendrix|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1584222716l/44074800._SY75_.jpg|68534292] are holding hands, because they're both about how society refuses to believe women (and/or children) when they say they're being abused, and about how communities are frequently complicit in abuse through inaction.

also having some other, less cohesive thoughts that i may add later.