


There are no real explicit details about what would happen to a child in these situations, but the implications are there. It does not shy away from topics about child abuse, including child sexual abuse. Litani is inspired by the Satanic Panic that occurred during the 80s, so the main theme of the book has to do with the idea of an underground child sex ring. Let me start off this review by giving everyone a brief warning. Note: I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Purchase this book (affiliate link): Amazon Review (No Spoilers) And Frankie fears that, even in the bright light of day, she might be living among monsters. She’s not the only one becoming paranoid. When a bullying gang of girls invites Frankie to The Game, she accepts, determined to find out what’s really going on in Litani. The locals whisper about The Game, and her mother warns her to stay out of the woods and away from adults. From the start, Frankie senses something uneasy going on in the small town. In the summer of ’84, fourteen-year-old Frankie Jubilee is shuttled off to Litani, Minnesota, to live with her estranged mother, a county prosecutor she barely knows. The Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline explores the darkness at the heart of the rural Midwest in a novel inspired by a chilling true crime. A chilling mystery, inspired by true horrors of our nation.īook CWs: For a list of content/trigger warnings, tropes, and representation found in this book, check out its page on ! Premise (from Goodreads)
