Thank you NetGalley & Grand Central Publishing for my gifted eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I could not put this book down. I am not even sure I read what I read. What a terrifying, heartbreaking, eye opening book. I wanted to scream, cry, shout at characters and along with the author. And to think this is a memoir. Holy cakes. I have so much respect for Elizabeth and her story. It reminds you, that you have no idea what anyone is going through. We all fight demons and monsters. But for some, those demons and monsters are our teachers, schools, peers and parents. And that reminder is so completely terrifying.

So, do I recommend this book? A thousand times yes. Elizabeth deserves to have her story heard.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow, what an eye opener this book is. This "therapeutic" boarding school was absolutely appalling in their treatment of these poor teenagers. I can see that it did way more harm than good and really messed up the futures of a lot of these teens.
This book took a lot of courage to write. I hope it has served as a beneficial part of Elizabeth Gilpin's healing.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this ARC!
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This is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful yet frustrating books I've ever read, and it made me so disgusted by the people involved. I'm glad to have been given the opportunity to read it, but I feel for Gilpin, and the suffering she and the other teens had to bear.

There's examples of people abusing their roles of power at every turn, taking advantage of those younger than them. They're allowed to mercilessly cut down those around them as a 'building exercise', among other things. There are cults involved, parents making decisions you'd never expect them to make. This book is eye-opening, heartbreaking, and a must read.

TW: abuse, mental illness, mentions of suicide, drug use.

*Thank you Grand Central Publishing, Elizabeth Gilpin and Netgalley for giving me a E-ARC of "Stolen" in exchange for an honest review.*

This was a tough time read, but something everyone needs to read. Reading about Elizabeth experience at Carlbrook was really eye-opening for me, and horrific because as a teen , I had to be placed in a Residential Treatment Facility , (thankfully not a place similar to Calbrook). Thank you again to Ms. Gilpin especially for writing this book.