Living Dead Girl

Reader reviewed by thea

do not read this book if you are highly emotional. It is terrifying, sad, and horrible, but good. It is the story of a little girl who is kidnapped and must do whatever her kidnapper wishes. she dreams of escape, but it is futile. Her kidnapper is mentally unstable, because of his own truamatic childhood experience, and thus, takes his inner conflicts out on little innocent girls. It is hard to read, but utterly unforgetable.

Reader reviewed by An_d

Living Dead Girl is about a girl that was kidnapped as a child and is still being held captive by the man who abducted her.  He molests her on a regular basis and plans to kill her once she gets older and he is no longer interested in her.  The book is short, Thank God.  It was so chilling and haunting and made me so upset that I wanted to throw up.  The writing is simplistic and beautiful.  The story itself was so upsetting, I just can not forget it.  I would not recommend this for anyone under 16.  It is just too descriptive and disturbing.  I do recommend it to those who can pull through the subject and root for the main character as she struggles to find herself amongst this world a monster created for her.  

Reader reviewed by cosmicdustbella

Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was. When Alice was ten, Ray took her from all she knew. Her friends, family, and even her name. Since then she has learned to be obedient, submsive, to endure all pain, and to remain a young, the way Ray wants.

Now she is fifteen, and Ray still has her. The first Alice was fifteen when Ray tired of her, will he do the same to her? All she can think of is ending the * she has been in for five years. She can run, but that would put her family in danger, and she could never live with that. So day after day, she waits.

Then she finds out that Ray does not want to get rid of her, he wants to keep her, and to get a daughter. Another little girl to do what he wants with. And he wants her to find the girl for him. Now she thinks she has a chance to escape, but it would mean someone else taking her place. Can she do that to someone else?

Most authors want to hear that you could not put a book down, but this was not one of those. Elizabeth Scott's terrifying tale will make you put down the book, then pick it back up again as the disterbing story continues. Kudos to the author who takes such a difficult subject to breech, and she does it perfectly. Definatly a book for mature audiences, it is not easy to forget and will stay with you. What happens in the book is not because the girl was more weak, timid, or foolish. Her captor is oportunistic and clever in a way that would fool even most adults.

Reader reviewed by Tasha


On an elementary school field trip to the aquarium, a ten-year-old girl gets abducted. She gets named Alice, by her kidnapper Ray, and leaves behind the sweet innocent girl from 623 Daisy Lane, becoming a shell of a girl who has been both mentally and physically abused to no end, essentially making her a living dead girl.

All Alice wants is to escape from the pain she faces everyday and the only possible way she thinks she can escape is through death. Then an even more horrible thing happens Ray asks her to find a replacement for her. Now its her task to find another innocent girl for Ray to prey on. Could this be her release, or will Ray dispose of her just like the last Alice?

While this book is completely different then anything else Elizabeth Scott has written, it is just as remarkable. The book leaves a lasting impression on your mind as you read. Trying to imagine everything that Alice has to go through in the book is mind-boggling and it truly makes you realize how horrible people can be and how grateful people should be that they dont have to endure the same evils as Alice did. Scotts brilliant writing style shone through this dark novel, making it come alive in the readers mind. The emotion that seeps through these pages is absolutely incredible. Youll want to scream out loud at the horrors that you encounter and cry out in frustration at the events that unfold. This is truly a haunting and unforgettable novel that everyone needs to read. It gives a one of a kind view into a world not much is known of, and one in which we all hope never to visit.

Reader reviewed by stephanie

In the last five years, the narrator has been held captive and abused by a man named Ray. She has been held against her will and is completely powerless against him knowing that making one false move will risk her familys lives. Now fifteen years old, the girl renamed Alice knows that she is the second girl who has been abducted by Ray. She also knows that the girl who came before her was killed when she turned fifteen because she had outgrown her child like body. Now Alice is hopeful that her own demise is approaching where she can finally be free from her captor. Ray, however, has no intention of letting go of her. Instead, he orders her to find a new little girl and train her to Rays tastes. Alice is forced to make the decision on whether her pain is enough to allow someone else to take over her pain or to save the girl and sacrifice herself. Ray does not realize what it is that Alice longs for and she does not realize what sinister plan Ray has up his sleeves. This book will definitely leave you hooked until the end. Short and bitter, Elizabeth Scott brings another unforgettable book.

Reader reviewed by Jessica

This novel details a girl's time with the man who has abducted her and held her since she was ten. She is the victim of abuse from this man, Ray, and if you dislike such touchy topics, this book is not for the feint-hearted.

Each word that is written on the page by the young narrator is powerful and moving and makes the reader want to head outside and find this place of "Shady Pines" and rescue her from this man who has harmed her beyond repair. The words bring across her despair and her complete feelings of loss. She believes that she will never be saved and that there is no way for her to escape since no one seems to notice.

In a book that brings up a powerful and important issue, Elizabeth Scott breaks the hearts of the readers. This book is not recommended for people who turn away from graphic ideas, no matter how vague, or children who aren't in high school because of the content, but was an overwhelming but short novel.

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

When Alice was ten years old, she was kidnapped by a stranger, a man named Ray. Of course then, her name wasnt Alice. She was a little girl with friends, family, and a life, but now she has lost it all in exchange for Ray. For five years, Alice has endured physical, mental, and sexual abuse, but theres nothing she can do about it. She has no way of escape from this life, not even death, or else the family from her old life, her life before Ray, will be killed. Alice is stuck in the empty life Ray has created for her, forced to be a little girl even as she grows up physically. But when it becomes apparent that Alices body is no longer that of the little girl Ray wants, Ray surprisingly doesnt kill Alice. Instead, he orders Alice to find him a new little girl for him to love. Can Alice follow through with this horrible command, and does she think this will finally free her from this forsaken life? And if she does find a new girl to replace herself, will she be able to live with it?

Living Dead Girl is a truly haunting and unforgettable story. Its about a girl whos trapped both in a cruel physical environment and a mental cage. Alices story is such a sad one because of how she changed due to the abuse she was subjected to. Alices feelings and emotions, though limited due to the damage caused to her by Ray, are so vivid and make the reader want to save or help her in any way possible because of her vulnerability. This story confronts an issue not addressed in any other book I have read, the very real threat of kidnap, rape, abuse, and murder. It is so unique that this story has been written from the perspective of the victim, yet so incredibly sad at the same time. It really makes you hate the sociopaths in the world such as Ray that are able to commit such atrocities such as these. Living Dead Girl is emotionally raw, shockingly good, and a book that can only be experienced through reading the story for yourself.

While its not right to like a story such as this, I think Living Dead Girl should be read by everyone, if not for enjoyment then to inform readers. It is a short but fast read, beautifully written and impossible to ever forget.

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