⚠️ TW: murder, rape, child abuse ⚠️ Wow this read was an absolute rollercoaster and left me speechless. This book follows 12 year old Lesley and her best friend Jonesy who live in The Homes, a village like facility of a thousand unwanted and orphaned children, on the outskirts of Glasgow. Life there is often cruel but suddenly it becomes a whole lot crueller when a child is found murdered. And then another.. As the police struggle to find the killer they decide to take the matter into their own hands but unwanted children are easy victims and soon they are both in terrible danger as they discover despite there being some very good people in The Homes, there are also some very, very bad ones. This book left me absolutely reeling. It is told from the pov of Lesley and through the writing style you really get the sense of childlike naivety and innocence. I would have easily binged this in one sitting if I could because it was so compelling and thrilling but also really emotional as this is based on a true story. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the speech is written/spelt as it would be spoken in Scottish dialect and slang so sometimes it took me a while to decipher which did impact the flow a little for me. Overall, I highly recommend reading this book! It's out now so go grab yourself a copy.