A Goodreads user asked this question about My Dark Vanessa:
What was missing in Vanessa's childhood that made her such easy pickings? I kept waiting for some psychological explanation from her therapist. Vanessa was an only child and, except for a mother who was annoyingly intrusive and sometimes critical, there was no abuse, nothing to make her crave such intense "adoration," no explanation for her being so easily manipulated.
Kelsey I personally feel like it was her continual response of "I have no friends" or pushing away the friends that were trying to look out for her. I'm sure…moreI personally feel like it was her continual response of "I have no friends" or pushing away the friends that were trying to look out for her. I'm sure Strane witnessed this and knew she would have no friends to confide in.(less)
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by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author)
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