Open Wounds

By: Brandon Ford

Narrated by: Alexandra Johnston

The first cut brings a wave of calm that immediately washes over her. The second, an incomparable bliss. The third, euphoria in its purest, most absolute form.

A twisted and often unsettling glimpse into the mind of an unwitting victim, Open Wounds tells the story of a young girl’s battle to maintain her safety and sanity after she is preyed upon by a savage predator. She finds only the slightest comfort in scrawling the details of her horrific tale onto the pages of a leatherbound diary. But when her living nightmare becomes more than she can bear, the only comfort she finds is beneath the blade of a paring knife. Night after night, she slices into her own tender flesh, while praying for some escape from a world filled with anguish and torment.

Before long, those leatherbound pages are dripping with crimson and soon, open wounds become ripples of scar tissue.

©2014 Brandon Ford (P)2020 Brandon Ford

Could be anybody’s daughter...

This book is not a mystery, it’s a tragedy. It’s a teenage girl’s coming of age gone terribly, horribly wrong. This book is graphic and could be very difficult to listen to for some. There are more than one rape scenes involving young teenage girls. There is drug abuse, child abuse, neglect and prostitution. You also get a glimpse at how a cutter is made.
As disturbing as this story is I believe it should be mandatory reading for anyone involved in child care, the education system or child services.
For me the ending was a little melancholy.
Alexandra Johnson does a great job narrating.
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Open wounds

This story was written well.The character was such a sad one,yet she is relatable.Her challenges are monumental and she nearly dies. Alexanfra Johnston was a fine narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Powerful and Fiercely Alive

Brandon Ford's Open Wounds is often discomforting yet I could not stop reading because the action is wild and Kate, the protagonist, is fiercely alive. I felt that I knew Kate personally and I couldn't put down the story until I knew what happened to her in the end. Did I say great character, did I mention suspense? Joyce Carol Oates said, "My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb, arouse our emotions, expand our sympathies in directions we may not anticipate and may not even wish.” She could have been referring to Open Wounds. I switched between Kindle and Audible and enjoyed both.

Spectacular read!!

The wonderful details weave a sad, gut wrenching story that is easy to get lost in. This is the story for too many young people, the gritty reality of the book leaves you feeling helplessly enthralled. Brandon Ford is a gifted author, and this book, along with his many other books, are a must read!

Unbelievably Good!

After her parents divorce Kate Montgomery moves to a new city with her mother. Kate hasn’t had it easy, and it’s about to go from difficult to downright horrific. Open Wounds is a dark, tragic story of what can and I am sure often does go wrong when a teenage girl is neglected, improperly supervised, and left to raise herself by a parent that has enough issues to fill an entire subscription. It is an extremely well researched, well drawn, detailed, dark story that is definitely for adults only. Brandon Ford pulled me into this world and made me see every gritty, ghastly, haunting detail. My heart bled for Kate, and for her friend Marie. There were a few characters that I physically wanted to do evil things to, and a few that I wanted to reward. I won’t mention names for fear of playing spoiler, but you will have no trouble identifying them when you listen to this enthralling book. What really haunts me is that I have no trouble believing that this story is the reality for some people and that horrifies me to my very core. Thank you Brandon Ford for educating me on a subject that the world needs to be more aware of, and thank you Alexandra Johnson for bringing that story to life with such passionate, riveting narration. Five well earned stars!