Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

Girl A, also known as Lex, escaped from the infamous “house of horrors” years ago, but she is still haunted by the abuse and neglect her parents put her and her siblings through. This book is about her coming to terms with what happened to her and exploring the relationships with her siblings. This was so twisted and tough to read at times, but very very good.

This one was not for me. The premise sounded promising, but it was too confusing and boring for me to enjoy.

A captivating rad. While it is somewhaT drawn from sensational news stories that one doesn’t want to believe, this really proved to be a story of family love and the damage that a family can do to you.

Girl A came onto my reading radar when I saw it was a Book of The Month selection for February 2021. I have always been drawn to stories featuring family dysfunction and characters that persevere through trauma and so I knew I need to read this one.

While I appreciate any book that takes on challenging situations and the exploration of resilience and survival, this was a challenging read for me. This was not so much because of the heavier content, but because I struggled with the shifting timelines and the wordy chapters that still felt totally vague.

I felt like the characters all alluded to things that I never felt I quite understood. I understand this is a personal reaction but it made the story less powerful to me as a reader, mostly because I just didn't feel connected. I have seen this one described as more of a character study than plot-driven, and in this instance, it just didn't work for me.

As always, I appreciate having the opportunity to read and review this book and the ability to share my honest review. Thank you to Viking for my gifted copy.

I belong to a certain group on social media and everyone kept saying they completely loved this book and man did they do me right!! What a ride this book was! Fans of psychological suspense will devour this novel in no time. Thankful to NetGalley for allowing me a copy of this title to read and review.

I loved the premise of this book which is what drew me to it in the first place. I’m a big true crime fan, so I always find fiction books about crime to be interesting. I loved that this book is told from the perspective of one narrator, and it is only her thoughts. Overall I really enjoyed this book, however I did find it to be a bit hard to follow in some spots. I would recommend this to patrons who love gritty, crime related books.

I went into Girl A not fully remembering what the book was about. All I knew that I wanted to read it. And I’m so happy I did. This book really kept me guessing. I wasn’t expecting the twist, despite having thought more books should have that sort of twist to it.
Lex is one of seven children. She is Girl A, the one that escaped her father and the house of horrors where she and her siblings were being held captive, tied down and starved. We see current Lex and past Lex, living through her memories of that life with the death of her mother and her mother’s final wishes for Lex to carry out her will. Within it we meet Lex’s siblings and the lives they are now trying to live despite the horrors they experienced, some worse than others. There’s Ethan who has profited off his past who is about to be happily married. There’s Delilah, who has seemingly moved forward with her life, she’s married and has found her faith once again. There’s Gabriel who has been dealing with his trauma and the fact he wasn’t set up to succeed due to the family that took him in after. There’s Noah who was a baby when it all happened and has no memory of it. He’s a happy teenager completely unaware of what had happened. And then there’s Evie, the younger sister that Lex loved the most. They had shared a room together during all of this and they forged a bond. It’s Evie who convinces Lex that they should turn the house of their pain into something good, a community center. She just has to get her siblings to sign off on it.
This book is full of twists and horrifying details including a lot of abuse, trauma, PTSD, alcoholism, drug use, and so much more. Despite that, I somehow ate up this book. It went by so quickly, and as I mentioned, I didn’t see the twist coming, which I normally try to keep an eye out for in books like this. I think I enjoyed it because Lex is morally gray. You can’t say she’s fully a good person, but that she does try to be for the most part. She isn’t trying to be anyone’s friend. But she does slowly come back to her family, to look past the horrors and how her siblings had managed to survive after it all. She finds her own happiness in the fact she has amazing foster parents and a good job and slowly, her family, even if she has to face a hard truth that she’d been avoiding since the day she got free.

As disturbing as the subject matter was, I couldn't put this down. It grabbed me from the first page and never let go. Through one narrator and multiple timelines the story unfolds at an even pace with a surprise twist that I didn't see coming. This book will stick with me for a long time. Highly recommended

Girl A is a gripping, horrifying story of survival. Lexi, aka Girl A, is made executor of her Mom 's will, when her mother died in jail. Lexi and her siblings endured years of abuse and neglect at the hands of their father and mother, until Lexi escaped. This story tells of the horrors of the past and how Lexi and her siblings have dealt with healing and survival. There is a shocking twist I didn't see coming.

This is a book I will not soon forget. The intertwining timelines did confuse me at times, but I got used to it the further I got into the book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Vicking for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

This was much hyped for me but fell flat. It was very much like a real life story that I knew a lot about and I felt like bits were too similar to get into it. I felt like the twist was easy to guess. Would have almost been better just being a true crime story about the Turpin family if that was the inspiration.

Lex Gracie is Girl A, the eldest daughter that escaped her parents’ “House of Horrors,” in England in order to save herself and her siblings from abuse and starvation. Now a successful New York lawyer, Lex is made executor of her mother’s will after she dies in prison, and this forces her to confront her siblings, the home that held her captive, and the trauma she buried deep. Girl A is a stunning thriller that focuses on the effects of child abuse long after surviving it. Mentally prepare yourself, this is not a book for the light-hearted.

First book by this author. It was good but confusing at first. Once I got the premise of the book, then I started to like it. Sensitive subjects so not for just anyone, but that doesn’t bother me too much. I enjoyed. most of this book and will recommend to friends. Thanks for the advanced read!

After escaping her family's house of horrors, Lex is known by the media as Girl A. The oldest sister who escaped and freed her siblings. Years after escaping, her mother dies in prison, leaving Lex and her siblings the house and a substantial sum of money. Deciding that the best use would be a community center, Lex begins convincing her siblings to accept the plan.

Although the premise of the story was interesting, the book itself was a bit lacking. It rambled all over the place and spent considerable time in the past, without giving any details of the past. Overall, not a book I would reread or recommend.

I was intrigued by the premise of this: several siblings living in a “house of horrors” until one day one of the sisters, Girl A, escapes. The story goes back and forth in time, highlighting the lives of each of the children. There are many parallels to the real life Turpin family members who survived horrible atrocities, most notably the parents making the children wear matching t-shirts on the very few occasions that they ventured outside as family. Though the plot initially held my interest, this book just did not work for me. I found the writing style to be clunky and meandering most of the time. The book was divided up into very long sections for each of the children but there were no chapters, per se, which made for very long, confusing passages with little transitional cues to indicate a different time period. I’m ok with long chapters in books, but it was hard to find a stopping point in between reads where I could actually remember what was going on. The story itself was ok and definitely had some remarkable qualities but the writing style was completely unappealing to me.

This gripping page turner packs an emotional punch that’s unsettling. Girl A recounts the experiences of Lex (known as Girl A) and her six siblings who suffered and ultimately escaped horrifying abuse from their parents. The story explores abuse, loss and survival while examining the after effects of trauma. Although the timeline jumps were often disorienting, the storyline and twists made it hard to put down.

Absolutely excellent. Girl A is one of the must-read thrillers of 2021. A recommended first purchase for all general fiction collections

I was extremely excited to read this book, but I think it fell short. The story was so slow that it was really difficult to keep going, and the momentum never seemed to pick up. I'm disappointed that I wasn't able to enjoy this book as much as I had hoped, but I do typically prefer books that raise the stakes about halfway through.

Feels weird to say that a book about such tough subject matter was enjoyable to read. But I enjoyed the story format and definitely didn't see the twist til almost the last minute.

A fast-moving mystery that will scratch the "escape the cult" memoir itch! I loved the way the story was told in flashbacks.

I was so excited for this book and requested a copy as soon as I heard about it. I even made it my book of the month picked so I can have a hardcover copy too. Unfortunately, this book was such a disappointment. I don't understand all of the positive reviews honestly. I found myself bored, confused and just over all let down. I really wanted to know about the House of Horrors and we learned basically nothing. I ended the book feeling like I didn't know any of the characters or their stories. This book was just not for me.