A review by avery_herker
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is disturbing in a weirdly beautiful way. it was painful to read about the character and how her mind was so manipulated by this man. This book will absolutely make you hate Vanessa as well as feel absolutely devastated for her, cause it really is not her fault. I personally feel like the author could have described a few things differently, but I guess that’s kind of the point, to make you uncomfortable. This is exactly the kind of story that needs to be read, because it opens the eyes as to how victims can be so manipulated and broken down by their abusers. This is definitely a story that needed to be written.