Daddy's Little Girl - Julia Latchem-Smith

My tastes. Over the years I have read quite a few books and some I have loved others hated, most I have finished even if I didn't enjoy them because when it is a book you aren't really getting into you are constantly waiting for the good part where you hope it will improve or that it will all make sense at the end. I am not that picky with what I will read but I know what I like and what will grab my attention. I like to read true stories, which grab my heartstrings and yank them the whole time I am reading them. No I am not talking about romance novels, just the were thought makes me want to ... more

I have always enjoyed memoirs, its a genre i continually revisit, and tales of hardship always compel me. I particularly enjoy drug/rehab memoirs, such as 'A million little pieces' by James Frey, and 'A piece of cake' by Cupcake Brown. I also love emotional rollercoasters, i love Jodi Picoult, and i've also read several similar stories of Child Abuse. I decided this book would be perfect. I bought the book in Woolworths in my lunch break, and was intrigued by the cover. I started reading it as soon as i got home, but dispite being a page turner, it was dissapointing. The book was strangely ... more

When i started reading this book my heart was not prepared for the journey i was about to undertake. The front cover gives you an idea how intense the book is likely to be but until you actually get into it you have not idea of the intensity or detail that Julia takes you through from start to finish. I guarantee that you will not want to put this book down even though at parts you will find it difficult to read when it becomes very detailed but you will find that you are unable to close the book and leave it closed... yes i tried and failed miserably, and you will feel like her best friend ... more