I read it; sped through most of it while my mother was in the hospital. It really is a good read, but incredibly tough at times. It’s heart-breaking, what happens to people who are kept captive for so long, especially children.

Sending you cyber-hugs. I believe the sequel is about all the ‘firsts’ she experienced once she was free, but I haven’t read it.

I was born & raised in South Lake Tahoe as was my mom. I wasnt alive when she was kidnapped but my mom remembers it so well 💔 When they found her, I remember such a joy in town. The entire community all did a walk in her honor all wearing pink. I think of her so often and her book(s) are amazing!

I read the whole book in one sitting because I felt like if I stopped I was leaving her there :(

It’s such a heartbreaking and enraging read, and terrifying how easy it was for him to get away with something so heinous for so long, right under everyone’s noses. I really hope that she is doing well now, and that writing her memoirs has helped her process it all.

I’ve read it and it’s beyond horrifying. People have asked why she didn’t speak up once he granted her more freedom, but when you read what happened to her early on, especially how early on she became pregnant, it makes complete sense. She is incredibly strong to have even survived, but it seems like she is thriving now, which is wonderful.

I found out about her story when I was a kid and it was very chilling to hear about. Reading her memoir as an adult was beyond devastating and heartbreaking and I can’t imagine going through it again.

Jaycee’s sister Shayna was planning to write a book about her experiences during the years Jaycee was gone and the years after Jaycee was rescued in 2009. Shayna even had a Tik Tok where she shared how she found out about Jaycee being found and alive.

Shayna shared that she was in the shower with mustard all over her body due to a bad sunburn when the phone started ringing constantly. Shayna says she got out of the shower and went to answer the phone. The caller on the line was the El Dorado Sheriff’s department telling her they needed to contact Terry, Jaycee and Shayna’s mom, and what was her work number. They then told Shayna they had found Jaycee. Shayna understandably didn’t believe them and told the man on the phone that they were “fucking lying!” After the phone call Tina Dugard, Terry Probyn’s sister, came driving to Terrys home and her and Shayna were silent screaming from the shock!

Unfortunately, Shayna’s Tik Tok is now gone and there’s been no more word on Shayna writing a book for some months.Carl Probyn, Shayna’s dad and Jaycee’s former stepdad, passed away in 2021 and I think this was really hard on Shayna.

Even though Jaycee has written her book about what happened to her in captivity, I think there’s still room for another book about the investigation into her abduction and the criminal case against the Garrido’s as well as the perspectives of other family members. Hopefully, someone will take up that task one day.