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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.
sababy Nothing was missing in Vanessa's childhood, as you mentioned she was not a child of neglect nor abuse.

I believe she was an insecure teenage girl that…moreNothing was missing in Vanessa's childhood, as you mentioned she was not a child of neglect nor abuse.

I believe she was an insecure teenage girl that fell prey upon the hands of a disgusting master child predator, manipulator, and pedophile. Strane obviously knew she was a young girl seeking validation, and took great advantage of that. (less)
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My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author)
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