Shattered paths by Daniel Rolph is about the author's life in foster care, how he endured hardship but also now he survived.

The book opened up with Daniel's mom, who was a drug addict, dying shortly before his 6th birthday. This resulted in him being taken away to Lightman's home for disadvantaged children.

From the time he was 6 to the time he was 15 Daniel was cycled through many foster homes and to and from Thames house for boys. Along the way he met two of his best friends for life, Emma and Ollie.

I couldn't seem to read this book fast enough. This is not a light, fun read but I poured through the book wanting to find out what happened next .

Huge thank you to Daniel Rolph for sharing your story. I can't wait to read part two when it comes out! Thank you for partnering with NetGalley. I received an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review

Shattered Paths is an emotional powerhouse of a novel that makes you feel every moment of Jack’s struggle. His journey through the foster care system is raw, heartbreaking, and impossible to put down. Daniel Rolph’s writing pulls you deep into the reality of neglect and survival, but what stuck with me most was the flicker of hope that refuses to be extinguished. I walked away from this book feeling like I’d just lived Jack’s life alongside him, and I can’t wait to see where the trilogy goes next.

Brace yourself, because Shattered Paths is here to wreck your emotions in the best (and most necessary) way possible. Jack’s story is gut-wrenching, eye-opening, and so real it hurts. One minute I wanted to scream at the world for failing him, the next I was cheering for every tiny victory. Daniel Rolph doesn’t just write a book—he throws you headfirst into a reality most people don’t see but need to. Read it. Feel it. And be ready for some serious soul-searching. 💔📖🔥

this is raw and honest and oh i wish we could do more. we should do more! ive been around those who have been in the care system. to be honest ive never known a "good" one. more adequate meh, yeh we weren't abused one. but that is pathetic. that the level of survivors from this are only ok because they haven't been abused? nah. its not good enough.
i hope those that go through it know there are those of us who do care. who will listen, and in this case read. and always want to do better. and if we cant actively do better than we can learn and be there for those who suffer because of the system.
this is so exposing. and sounds like fiction. but we all know that really its not fiction. and im sure no violence or harrowing words on a page could ever quite cover some of the things we dont see that goes on behind closed doors.
i love the premise of having 3 young people to follow. im already all in with the first. so by the end i might be a raging blubbering mess.
thankyou for those who have the bravery to write these stories be it fiction or not. i feel a horrific privilege to read your stories when i shouldn't have to.
i know specifically this author has experience of the care system. and it sounds like it wasnt all well at all. and im forever sorry for that. and thank him for taking the bravery to write what he has. his story or the story here he bases his own experiences on matter. they all matter.