Karolina Robinson

This book is a true story recalling the events of the tragic fate that father
Ričardas Mikutavičius welcomed. he was killed and many of his paintings were
stolen, some are till missing to this day.

I liked the light approach of the story at the beginning, it had such a light atmosphere that you feel like you're reading something 100% out of fiction

The characters had a very realistic tone which i appreciated, because personally
i don't enjoy the over dramatic effects.

Before the robbery the events were slow and calm but after it things picked
up very quickly

It was fun seeing the investigation unfold and seeing how the police
officers dealt with the evidence, but i found the criminal's behavior more interesting,
seeing how they lie and twist the true events to serve their benefits.

"This was a silly mistake.now Beleck knew,he was a person of interest
in father richard's case. and he would do anything to get his ass cleared,
anything

I always loved Karolina's writing because of it's simplicity
and it always goes straight to the point
which makes reading her stories a quick process and never boring.

I would recommend this for people who are interested in anthropological criminology, because the story isn't very heavy yet still interesting… (more)

blurb :

"This story has haunted me all of my life, through the daily flashbacks and nightmares.
It has taken me some time to build up the courage to let this story out of my heart.

And now, with every single word I can live free. Finally."

- Karolina -

In this book we follow the true story of Karolina ( the author herself) , as a brave young girl in Lithuania and her mother in their journey to escape her abusive father , in hopes of building a new life , only to fall down in a toxic one , full of mental and physical abuse, because of her mother's new boyfriend then husband Tom ...
a story of gangsters , abuse , struggle , but mostly hope .

My thoughts :

" After all those years of pain and fear, after all those years living with anger and hate, there was light ,
The light was right within me"

This sentence alone is enough to tell you what kind of person Karolina is , a ray of light in a dark twisted world , my heart ached for her throughout this story and prayed for her , by the end of the book and after each page turned , my admiration for her grew , a kind person and a strong spirit . and now as an amazing author who wrote such a wonderful book i have that much more respect for her .

Some of the people who took part in this story made my blood boil , from the abusive dad , to Tom . The mother too , yet i was able to like her by the end of the story . but it truly makes you wonder how such people live with themselves . abuse is a daily thing in some people's lives all around the world , physical and mental , whether it's against men , women or kids doesn't change how disgusting it is , my heart and thoughts goes to the victims .

Yet there are others who restored my hope in humanity , Cross , who was an amazing person and good to Karolina , The teachers in her new school ....
Karolina and her love for her mother and life is inspirational .

The writing style is very simple and easy to dive into , i was able to finish this book in one sitting ,
knowing these events are true made the process of reading this that much more intense and enabled me to put it down , even after i finished it it stayed with me .

I'm starting to feel like i rambled a lot , but there is so much i want to talk about ! yet i don't want to spoil all of the events . I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys interesting , easy reads with intense events.

and i would like to thank the author for providing me with a copy of this book .… (more)