The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson

This was a really well told story. We have 3 generations of women who all went through a heck of a lot to make it out the other side mostly whole.

The Violence was a virus? sickness? that infected people via mosquito bites. As the name suggests, it makes you volatile and you attack and kill.

So Chelsea was the abused mother of Elle and Brooklyn, who were also abused. Chelsea's mother was not a good person at all and knew she was being abused but thought her survival was more important so basically turned her aside. I won't go into the details of everything that happened (just as a heads up, this book is dense and very detailed) but due to circumstances, Chelsea and Elle end up on their own while Brooklyn ends up with Pat, Chelsea's mother.

Chelsea gets hired as a pro wrestler and becomes very popular.

They all find a way to get back together, but dear old dad shows up and Chelsea finally gets her revenge.

I really liked the political commentary in here and it fit the world we just lived through.

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