Review | TIARA by Helga Zeiner

January 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

TIARA by Helga Zeiner
Genre: Psychological Thriller
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Publication Date: July 15, 2018
ASIN: B07F18M976
Pages: 337
Review Copy From: Won via GR
Edition: eBook
My Rating: 4

Synopsis (via GR)

One day, barely fifteen, Tiara viciously attacks a woman in a coffee shop, and claims to have no memory of the attack. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Eaton believes the reason for her partial amnesia lies in her past as a former star of child beauty pageants. He digs deep in an effort to unlock her memory. What he discovers is so sinister, it will shock you to the core.

My Thoughts

I started reading this book and after the first few pages, knew it would be a page turner. However, as I continued, it sounded very familiar to me. I knew I had read other books by this author, SECTION 132 and BIRTHDAYS OF A PRINCESS, so I checked my blog to double check that I hadn’t read this title before and I hadn’t. So I went back to reading but by the time I got to the 9th Chapter, I knew I had read it so this time I checked GR and found this:
Please note: an early version of this thriller was previously published by the author under the title ‘Birthdays of a Princess’.

So I am reposting my review from June 1, 2013!

I was first introduced to this author when I read and reviewed her novel, Section 132, which was a page turner.

Birthdays of a Princess hooked me by the end of the Prologue. A mother, watching TV, is shocked when she realizes the attacker of a brutal stabbing of a woman, the news is reporting on, was her 15 year old daughter. But why? And who is this victim? Was it a random act? After Tiara’s arrest, a painful and emotional journey begins for why this child committed this vicious crime. Secrets that have been repressed come to light. And the only way she can recall these horrifying memories is to correlate it to her birthdays

Birthdays of a Princess is an intense psychological thriller and might be considered disconcerting by some readers, but unfortunately in today’s world, it is also a reality. A tale of extreme trauma and exploitation of a child. A mother’s selfishness and inability to parent. The betrayal of adults that were the protectors. Secrets, lies, greed and drugs. A child perpetrator that is truly the victim. And her quest for healing.

Birthdays of a Princess is a chilling fictional read, but sadly, is also a real life actuality. Scary!! A white knuckle, edge of your seat read!!

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