Great plot to get yourself lost in. This book has everything. A real fast paced thriller. Will get your heart racing on more than one occasion. Very well written. Highly recommend this book

Thankyou to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, Nonfiction for the arc of Enslaved by Emily Vaughn

5 Star read- TRIGGER WARNING (THIS IS A TRUE STORY!)
this follows an 11 year old named Emily whom should be playing with her friends but is groomed and trafficked, she became dependant on drugs and abused by many men a day.. but every single day.. this should not happen to anyone.. but a child thats worst for the worst, a poor innocent child..

this was so emotional and heartbreaking and itll make you have tears in yours eyes like it did me..

5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

a lot of trigger warnings for this one.

This book was a shocking, harrowing tale of a young girl (aged 11) who is groomed into the world of drugs and child prostitution and so many other triggers. The book was incredibly moving, and shed light onto the difficult and dangerous situations that children in our own country are going through. As well as this, as a teacher in training, I was incredibly moved and it helped me understand potential signs I may find in students, and this amplified the importance of reading this book.

I found this story to be very moving and am so glad that the author found a way out of the horrendous life she was leading. So many young people are exploited when they are at a most vunerable age. It was well written and provided lots of contact details at the end for those suffering the same.

Shocking story, well-told.

Emily is just 11 at the start of the book. How had she got herself tangled in this world?

Written simply, so it's easy, yet uncomfortable reading at times.

Such a shocking story with terrible things happening in her life so many times.

How people get mixed up in stuff, and it's inspiring reading about if and how they get out of that hellhole and rebuild their life.

And don't think she was adused or abandoned by her parents-they did everything they could time after time, they did care, but at the time, Emily just didn't appreciate it.

Unpredictable. A long road and many dramas. A rollercoaster life.

I enjoyed this, I have read several similar accounts especially surrounding the Rotherham scandal. It is interesting to illustrate here that often children surrounding abuse, trafficking and slavery are in care or who have parents how don’t care and in Emily’s case this is not the case. It is sad that Emily experienced negativity with some of the services who are out there to help and it shows that we have a way to go. I am glad Emily has turned it around and I am sure in the future when her daughter reads it that she will be proud of her mum’s resilience. I would recommend for parents and those who work with young people, and it reminds us to look out for the signs.

I’ve read a few books like this and they never fail to astound me as to how disgusting some humans can be, but also how resilient and strong others are. It goes without saying this book will have trigger warnings.
Emily’s memoir is both shocking and inspiring. At eleven years old, she should have been innocent, playing with friends and doing her homework. Instead she was groomed and trafficked; became dependent on drugs and abused by a torrent of ‘men’ day after day. Her story is one that needs to be told and all my respect to her for telling it. I hope that her story helps others who may be in this situation, gives them the confidence to try and stop the vicious circles their lives are spinning in. No child should have to experience the things that Emily did, and I hope that her speaking out helps others in a positive way. Thank you for sharing your story.