Rabbit Hole

I literally don't even want to review this book.

I had such high hopes to get an inside look into the survivor's abuse that he suffered while his family was involved in a Satanic cult.

Too bad that's not the book I got.

Rabbit Hole: A Satanic Ritual Abuse Survivor's Story, written by survivor David Shurter, is NOTHING like the title suggests.

Now, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. I fully believe he had a traumatic childhood, one that obviously hurt him throughout his entire life. His family was not anywhere close to perfect. I believe that growing up the way he did significantly altered how he would view the world and how it shaped his personality.

HOWEVER, there is zero evidence to point to his family ever being involved with the Satanic Churches or anything of that nature. Although, he does mention a blood sacrifice and setting a man on fire in his family's basement. Yet when he brings this information to the police, they turn a blind eye? That doesn't sound right.....

Let me also point out, David speaks about Satanic practices and different affiliates of "high social standing" who happened to be covering up ALL of the "satanic panic" rumors. But he speaks as if his findings are fact, even though all of his information was found on forums, chat rooms, online videos, and different magazine articles. None of his information was found through credible sources. The one book that he references throughout the entire book was Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America written by Noblitt and Perskin, which is very interesting because they also co-wrote Rabbit Hole with David. Not to mention their book has received serious heat because while the scientific evidence is somewhat accurate, the explanations are written very poorly.

So no, I will not be recommending this book to anyone under any circumstances.

Thanks NetGalley for the arc!