by Roxanna Asgarian

Talk about true crime! This one was a mix between true crime and social justice. Asgarian takes true crime to the next level, not only exposing the crime but also providing suggestions to what needs to change in the foster care/adoption/CPS world.

This story is a tragedy for four families: two sets of families who lost their children to “the system” and two families who lost their daughters to mental illness, substance use, murder and suicide. Jennifer and Sarah Hart decide to adopt children that were made adoptable from the Child Protective Services/foster care system. They adopt three children from Texas and have suspicions of abuse towards them. Then, they decide to adopt three despite these accusations of child abuse.

Asgarian uncovers the multiple layers of corruption, abuse, conflict and pure tragedy in this story and the story of millions of other children and poverty-stricken families. This is a must-read! It comes out on March 14, 2023, and if you haven’t preordered it yet, you must! This was one of the best and most informative non-fiction, true crime pieces I’ve ever read. It definitely opened my eyes and I hope it does for you too. Five stars for me!

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