“I have been smashed and put back together so many times nothing works right. Nothing is where it should be, heavy thumping in my shoulder where my heart now beats.” – Elizabeth Scott, Living Dead Girl

Living Dead Girl is the book that every single person should, in my opinion, have the opportunity devour its complex and intriguing text.  The intense, emotional depth and severe storyline will take a hold of you and not let you go until the final page.

Fifteen year old Alice’s simple life consists of hiding day after day in her captor’s apartment, in a tiny, shabby apartment complex in an unknown location. Not allowed to eat adequate amounts of food, “Alice” is forced to steal and hoard in order to survive. Scared, alone, and unaware, she plots a way to escape from her torturous life.

I didn’t know much about the book before I started reading and I was unaware that I would be brought into a entirely new world of fascinating writing. The back cover of the book explains a simple, blunt synopsis:

“This is Alice.

She was taken by Ray five years ago.

She thought she knew how her story would end.

She was wrong.”

The book is similar to a present-tense diary for the narrator, “Alice”, whose emotions and thought-provoking actions become very familiar to the reader.

Although it encompasses a mature, serious topic that is not  likely to be found in a leisure book, Living Dead Girl sheds light on the particularly dark subject of childhood abduction and rape, and allows readers to dive into the mind of a young, broken victim.

Exploding with intrigue and suspense, Living Dead Girl  is an emotional expedition. Admittedly, it is at some points extremely difficult to read certain heartbreaking scenes, but Elizabeth Scott’s incredible realistic portrayal and sensible text will captivate your heart and leave you speechless.