Part of me wishes i could unread this. I don’t think a book has ever made me angrier.

It was compelling, horrifying and even more disturbing than I expected. Every chapter I thought ‘surely it can’t get worse?’ and then it did. You can feel the rage dripping off every page, and from the beginning I was raging right along with the author. About all of it.

The chapter on childlike sex dolls was particularly horrific. I almost couldn’t believe these are real things that people can legally buy, but yep, they are. Because “possession of a childlike sex doll is not unlawful per se in the UK” and I’m sorry (no I’m not) but what the utter fuck are we talking about?!

I hated reading this. I also think it’s one of the most important and unsettling books I’ve read. Infuriating, eye opening and impossible to ignore. Unless you’re a tech bro I guess.

It’s been a while since the first one, and it took me a few chapters to properly get back into this story, but once it clicked, I absolutely flew through it. It’s fast paced, an easy read and one of those books where you keep telling yourself ‘just one more chapter’ because you need to know what happens next.

Like the first book, I loved the vigilante element. This one felt quite different though. While we continue following the women from the support group and the caretaker’s story, a lot of time is spent with characters we don’t really know. I don’t think I’ve come across that approach before, and it felt a little strange. It also meant I didn’t connect with the characters as much this time around. One of my favourite things about book one was the relationships between the women, and although they’re still the heart of the story, the character work just didn’t feel quite as strong here.

We do get much more of Sophie, the police officer, and I really enjoyed learning more about her backstory and seeing her character develop.

I’d also worked out the ending about halfway through the book. I was expecting that reveal a lot sooner, but it makes sense that the author held it back to set up a third instalment.

Even though I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first, it’s still a fast, compulsive read that tackles some dark subject matter while keeping the pages turning. I’ll still be picking up book three to see where the story goes next.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.