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I'm totally doing prompts out of order here but I couldn't think of a better one for this book.

"Read a book which features a betrayal"

#MayMovieMadness #TheCraft
@Clwojick

So this wasn't bad but it wasn't great. This was quite slow for a while with dual timelines from Rose Gold's life after sending her mother to prison and then life after she brings her mother home. There's a lot to unpack, a lot that doesn't quite add up and a whole lot of craziness at the end. I'll give it to the author though - there was one twist I never would have seen coming.

Not bad, but not what I hyped it to be in my head 🤷‍♀️

A very good read. I wouldn‘t say a thriller but pretty intriguing. I kept reading to try to figure out everything in terms of the direction the story was going. I was not shocked by the ending but it did come full circle and I appreciate that.

Who brings a book to the book date? Néa brings a book to the book date. ??‍♀️? And we match. ????

FEATURING: DARLING ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel

For eighteen years Rose Gold was told by her mother that she was ill with some disease that no one could figure out.

DARLING ROSE GOLD is a tense, chilling book, but is very well written.

If you like psychological thrillers, you will enjoy it.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/tn2wnvzc

Got my book back today! Thank you @Tattooedteacher #LMPBC

This was a wild ride! It was my June #lmpbc but I couldn‘t wait. Certainly some good picks this round. Thanks for a good group.

It starts like a Dateline episode and ends up being more Stephen King. Munchausen by Proxy mixed with batshit crazy. Unreliable narrators usually annoy me but this structure of both sides (parent and child) really works. Entertaining, fast-paced and disturbing read.

I remember when my son discovered I wasn‘t immortal with all the answers. I was sad, almost like I disappointed him. Today we are as super close as ever.

This would have been great if I didn‘t know the true story of the Blanchards. I was looking forward to this because I know about the Blanchards. While this book plays out differently than the true story, I was really bothered by how many small details were copied from the real story. It felt a little plagiaristic and I wondered how an author lacked creativity to copy such simple details. May #Bookspin pick complete.

Reading this for #LMPBC and you know its a good book when it ignites such strong feelings that you swear directly at the characters verbally but don‘t want to write them in someone else‘s book.

My next #LMPBC book is here. I‘ve heard of the story of Gypsy Rose and am super excited to start. I think this is going to be a good one!

A twisty thriller. If you like Gillian Flynn‘s novels, you‘ll probably like this (it has some Gone Girl vibes with the two narrators, dual timelines, and utterly unlikeable cast of characters). A little slow in the middle, but the last third of the novel was riveting and made me see why those middle parts were important. I didn‘t want to put it down to go to sleep!

Late getting this posted, but here is my April #bookspin list. Now to go find out what my numbers are this month!!

@TheAromaofBooks

Mediocre start with a plot twisted ending ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. Overall I was disappointed that it did not dive into Rose Gold‘s childhood and Munchausen by proxy as much as I thought. I also found most of the characters unlikeable, which made the story difficult to get through at times.

Tonight‘s reading

Which one, #group11 for #LMPBC? @Alfrazier21 @Tattooedteacher @EliNeedsMoreShelves

Oh my gosh, @kspenmoll this swap is ahmazing!!!! You outdid yourself with the goodies! Thank you @candority for putting this swap together. Happy Valentine‘s Day Littens!

This is a brilliant but unsettling book, reminded me very much of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard - please look into them if you haven‘t and watch the tv show with Joey King, very eye opening and a true story, their story will stay with me and I feel like Gyspy Rose shouldn‘t be in prison but that is just my opinion! Read as part of the #Buzzwordathon and the #PopSugarReadingChallenge2021 5/5

HAPPY PAPERBACK RELEASE DAY!!

DARLING ROSE GOLD is a tense, chilling book.

If you like psychological thrillers, you will enjoy DARLING ROSE GOLD.

This is a good one!!

Have you read it?

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/vzkj5zf

@STEPHANIEWROBEL
@BERKELY
@penguinrandomhouse

Munchausen by proxy is morbidly fascinating to me. Clearly, Patty had her own issues that carried over from childhood, and Rose Gold was severely damaged by her. Neither narrator was reliable, and it was really hard to be on anyone‘s side. Great book! #newyearwhodis #BookspinBingo

New York Times Bestseller! 5 stars from me!

For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold...
#bookrecommendations #books #read

Darling Rose Gold is an intricate and disturbing story about a mother‘s obsession and her daughter‘s revenge.Great read 👍

This dark mother-daughter, cat & mouse revenge story left a bad taste in my mouth. The writing is good, and it sure was a page-turner. But I found this story horrifying and unsettling, and not in fun way. As it becomes apparent that this is a story of a cycle of abuse, it became really sad and unsatisfying. Not for me.
#popsugar2020 #bronzesilverorgold
#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I didn‘t really love this one. It creeped me out more than anything else. I thought it was interesting, but I wouldn‘t really recommend to anyone.

LOVE this cover and can‘t wait to read this one!! Thank you very much Jennifer!! I‘ve missed you!! I‘ll be writing you!! 💝💞🎉🎊🥳💝

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This book seems to be very loosely based on the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The book felt dark, heavy, and disturbing. The chapters switch perspectives, which is confusing at times because Rose Gold‘s perspective is from the years leading up to the present; Patty‘s is present tense. Most of the “twists” were predictable. Overall this book was well written but only so-so for me.

All aboard the Hot Mess Express! I was skeptical in the early chapters as it read identically to the Hulu series The Act (that the mom‘s name is Patty didn‘t help either.) But this takes things in a completely different direction as mom is convicted and jailed for her crimes rather than, you know. Told in flashbacks and present day following Patty‘s release from prison this was a wicked family saga that read like the most fascinating train wreck.

This is pretty creepy. Rose Gold has been abused by her mother all her life. When mommy dearest gets out of prison, you wonder who's messing with whom.

I think this originally got my attention because of the cover.

#BookSpinBingo taking this as another free square
@TheAromaofBooks

SUPER SALE ALERT! Have seen a lot of good reviews from trusted Littens. #KindleDailyDeal #KindleDeals

The multiple POVs and timelines were a little hard to keep straight at first, but this was a really enjoyable read!! I didnt really see that ending coming! Watching Rose Gold's spiral from "Well adjusted survivor" to "Revenge seeking plotter" was incredibly interesting!!

I wasn't really invested in this at the start, but once it got going I knew I had to find out what happened. I did not expect the twists towards the end.

Still devilishly delightful the second time!

I watched all those 1980s 20/20 and Dateline episodes about Munchausen by proxy, so the adult me was excited to find a thriller based around it. #reread 4⭐️

This was PURE FUN ♥️👶🏼 🍼 and the dual narration was fabulous 🎧 A twisty mother/ daughter psychological thriller.
But who‘s playing who??? And this book was my final book for #BookSpinAugust #BookSpinBingoBlackout 🥳🥳🥳

My final box for #BookSpinBingoBlackout🥳I‘ve heard this book is 🦇💩crazzzzy❣️Can‘t wait / and I love audios that feature multi narrators 🎉🎧

This was so good! Both main characters - Rose Gold and her mom, Patty - are exceptionally twisted and damaged and such a train wreck to watch. At first I felt lulled into the false sense that these women were funny and a little screwed up, but all in all somewhat misunderstood and scarred. Then as the story progressed I realized how sinister their thoughts and actions really were. Their snark seemed to be a joke, but it was far from it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Munchausen by proxy that goes batshit off the rails. I almost listened to this in one day. Narration alternates between Patricia (mom) and Rose Gold (daughter), jumping timelines, and unraveling the whole story bit by bonkers bit. Super disturbing and entertaining!

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predictable ... with a twist. an extra star for the unique twist.

This is an easy, quick but also super creepy read. Patty has been in prison for 5 years for child abuse- she was found guilty of making her daughter sick for years. Rose Gold, her daughter, picks her up when she is released and allows Patty to stay with her. This is where the real story starts. Told from both perspectives-it‘s pretty twisted and really makes you think about mother/daughter relationships. Good summer read.

Gobbled this one up in under 24 hours! An awesome thriller loosely inspired by the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case - Rose Gold Watts was poisoned by her mom Patty for her entire childhood, believing she had a chronic illness. Her testimony put Patty away. Now after five years in prison Patty is being released, and Rose Gold is welcoming her home. I thought the twists and turns were great, exciting without getting stupid like thrillers sometimes do.

Patty Watts has spent 5 years in prison for child abuse, so when she gets out everyone in her town is surprised when her grown daughter Rose Gold agrees to take her in. What follows is a series of lies and manipulation between mother and daughter. This book was a train wreck, I sped through the pages trying to figure out which woman would come out on top.

Jumping in and out of #deweysreadathon today so I hopped over to my local coffee shop for a #readingsnack this morning. Got in a chapter of Wow, No Thank You on audio during the drive and now settling in with the tagged book, which I am loving!

This book although interesting, did not speak to me as a thriller or suspense. The point of view from both Patty and Rose does add some element of unreliable narration.
Patty is getting out of prison. She was guilty of abusing Rose her whole childhood. As she is released, Patty moves in with Rose shocking everyone. She doesn't know that Rose is not a feeble little girl anymore, but a woman looking for revenge and Patty is looking for her own.

Starting this short read today 👌Isn‘t the cover beautiful 😍💖