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Let Me Go: Part 3 of 3 by Casey Watson books are always a great read and 10/10 you will need tissues and lots of them These book are so good and always pulls at my heart.
This book is set in 3 parts.......This is the last part and we are following a heartbreaking story of 13 year old Harley who is placed with Casey and Mike for 28 days. Where's my tissues? But, I am so pleased Harley was finally able to talk of her abuse that happened to her. With Millie' help and support they needed to overcome the fear and circumstances they'd been living in. best Wishes to them all x
Big Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This review covers the book as a whole.
Let Me Go is another heartbreaking memoir from Foster Carer Casey Watson. Each of her books has just the right amount of fostering details, personal life, and explanations of how the whole system works. Let Me Go tells the story of Harley, age 13, who has just been discharged from a Children's Mental Health Inpatient Unit and who still very much struggles with suicidal ideas and self harm, and who is on a 28 day care order to live with Casey. This book differs from all the others I have read by Casey Watson in that usually the background of the children and the abuse that led them to be in foster care is gradually discovered and drip fed throughout the child's time with Casey and her family, but Let Me Go deals with a child who is incredibly closed off and the horrific details are revealed with a bang towards the end of the book. As a reader we can easily identify with Casey and her frustrations and anger at not having the information she needs to be able to help Harley to the fullest. We are left with an understanding of how easy it would have been to just leave things buried and to just get through the 28 day care order the easiest way possible and pass Harley, the problem, on to the next person. But that's not what Casey does, and that's exactly why she had such a successful fostering career and is able to write memoirs with incredible emotions running through them.
As usual there is possibly triggering or upsetting aspects to this story but if you are someone who enjoys reading these types of books then this is definitely one to read.
As always I love the books by the Foster carer Casey Watson and this did not disappoint. Follow the story of Harley and how Casey and her family tried to help her through her traumatic current life she is in..
Recommended if you like true life accounts.
Thanks to #NetGalley for the advance copy.
I'm so pleased Harley was finally able to talk of her abuse to get her and Millie the help and support they needed to overcome the fear and circumstances they'd been living in.
Casey never ceases to move me with her memoirs. All I can say now is thank goodness for people like her and Mike who help these children and young people with their problems, getting them the extra love and support they so desperately need.
This is my review of Part 3 of 3 (chapters 17 - 22) of Let Me Go by Casey Watson (having previously read and reviewed the first two parts of this book).
The final part of this book is shorter than the first two, but this did not detract from the impact of its content which was just as powerful and inspiring as the others. This section concludes Casey’s involvement with Harley (as it was only a 28 day placement) and provides an update. As I have said before, Casey is a talented author and a superb foster carer. I hope she continues in both roles for a long time.
This is the first time I have read a book in this format, reading a third of a book at a time, and I think the concept is a brilliant one. As I mentioned in my previous reviews, it is a great way to test whether you like a book without committing to purchasing the whole book (but getting more than just the couple of pages given as a free sample), and you can often get it before the whole book is published. I am now a fan of this format.
I really enjoyed the final part of this book, and the book as a whole.
Thanks to NetGalley for a Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Very good and different case for Casey Watson.
I enjoyed this latest book from Casey Watson. I read it in 3 individual parts, this is the final part.
'Let Me Go' tells of troubled teen, Harley, and the various stresses, upsets and traumatic times she puts foster carers Casey and husband Mike through. What a rollercoaster!
The book ends at 90%. The rest of it is adverts for her other books. Beacause I felt this part 3 was a bit shorter than the other 2, and then because of the extra advertisement material at the end, I give this final part 4 stars. The book as a whole I would give 5 stars.
Another heartbreaking read by Casey, hard to believe these are all true stories and what these poor children go though.
I love how you get an update as we always want to know how the child is getting on after moving on from Casey.
Hats off to Casey and Mike and anyone else out there helping these children repair their lives.