My dark Vanessa is something I’ve never read before. Seeing the trauma and upbringing people who have experienced SA is extremely hard to stomach. The ways in which words, gaslighting and being taken advantage of is so jaw dropping. This book really shows the real ways in which people can be affected for their whole lives when experiencing trauma and abuse and how often times they themselves view themselves as the perpetrators. Victims are complex and should be given space to show their inner complexities in a way that doesn’t sugar coat it - this book achieved that.