BATB score: 10/10 👏 *reader discretion advised* this book is a 10/10 but it is not for the faint-hearted - definitely not for everyone; it’s sick, it’s psycho, it’s gross, it’s traumatic, BUT it’s a true story Best as: nothing that Netflix can ever make is scarier than true life itself 💀 BATB lingering thought: thank you for reminding me that this world is a scary place; people are the scariest living things Best to: Gregg Olsen is a journalist and he writes true crimes; le

BATB Score: 5/10 🙂‍↔️ Best to: okie Gregg Olsen, you do much better with nonfiction than fiction; could also be, that no fiction imagination can beat the suspense and thriller of real life Best as: it’s okay, let me buy your nonfiction books and give you another chance Best for: if you are going to read one book and one book only from Gregg Olsen, please read “If You Tell” 10/10 BATB score Best quote: “People born rich don’t try so hard. They know they don’t need to. They al

BATB score: 3/10 😒 meh. Best as: a string of women across generations within the same family line who have all been a victim or a witness of sexual harassment from other men family members BATB lingering thought: difficult to love the characters and thus difficult to be moved by or feel for the book Best as: doubles as memory + attention-to-detail test as there are ~10 character stories that intertwine ♾️ Best to: if you have not read any of Gregg Olsen book, read “If You Te

BATB score: 5/10 🛶👒 not bad not bad Best as: a long weekend read for the pure fun of reading - isn’t that what reading is supposed to be for? BATB lingering thought: these days, reading has become a bragged hobby, an academic show-off, an I read, you Netflix? thus every book you read has evolved to be part of your intellectual identity and so naturally you steer to the boring scholarly accepted books > now what’s the joy in that? Best for: if you are bored of Netflix, this