CAAGe Reviews
At CAAGe, we’ve read it, we’ve watched it, and if we think it’s important, relevant, and accurate, we often blog it. Please bear with us as we update this page with existing reviews. And if you want to submit your own review, contact us.
Book and audiobook reviews
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Please Let Me Go
‘Please Let Me Go’ Caitlin is promised a modelling job, but ends up in a horrendous situation. This is a true story, the story of a young woman who was groomed and abused, repeatedly raped and trafficked in Britain in the 21st Century.
Audiobook review
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What Lies Behind the Curtain
When Claire became a teenage model, the agency owners groomed her for sex, cleverly waiting until she was an 'adult' to have penetrative (male) sex with her. She tells the story in her useful book, which we've reviewed here.
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The Psychopath Test
It takes a lot to make an understanding of psychopathy both easy and entertaining. Not every groomer is a psychopath, and not every psychopath is a groomer, but sometimes it pays to have an understanding of both
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The Psychology of Adult Sexual Grooming
A review of paper: The Psychology of Adult Sexual Grooming: Sinnamon’s Seven-Stage Model of Adult Sexual Grooming, by Grant Sinnamon, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. Victim and Offender Perspectives, 2017, Pages 459-487
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Eve was Shamed
This book is a ’must read’ for anyone who has bumped up against the British legal system.
The first chapter had me feeling I-d picked up the wrong book, that this was about women in legal professions. It was merely a preface - the book delves far, far deeper.
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Chasing Ghislaine, Audible
The journalist who started the search for Epstein’s source of wealth took on a simple task - an interview.
It lead to something much darker, and always there, lurking in the shadows, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The victims’ story, the horrors of Epstein and the confusing character of Maxell unfurl in this compelling factual account behind the Epstein grooming pyramid.
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Class Action
This book is an outlier in terms of our reviews - most specifically address the topics of adult grooming or persona stories. This true account of women’s fight in a male work environment was read with a view to the experience of mounting a ‘Class Action’. The UK doesn’t have a direct equivalent to the US system, but the insight into the complexities and traumatising nature of seeking justice make it worthy of inclusion
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Restored
This is a fabulous little book: a handbook for Christian survivors of domestic abuse.
Grounded in Christianity and scriptures, for anyone facing a Christian dilemma stay/go, forgive or not, this is a fabulous resource.
Book and audiobook reviews (Not by CAAGe but useful)
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Disobedient Women
Book Review by Cait West (13 AUG 2023)of Sarah Stankorb's new book Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning
It’s the story of how a group of women fought for justice in an unjust and unsafe church.
A fabulous review with lots for us to follow up on!
TV and film reviews
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The Serpent
BBC One series, “The Serpent” tells the story of Charles Sobhraj, a charming, charismatic serial killer who targeted young people on the hippy trail across Asia in 1975 and 1976, and how he groomed others into his sick plans.
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Jeffrey Epstein, Filthy Rich
A review of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, a four part series looking into the life of notorious groomer, Jeffrey Epstein (director Lisa Bryant)
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For Love or Money
We take a look at the BBC 1 television series, For Love or Money, which we have since given commentary to on several occassions.
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Wanderlust
More commentary than a review, this series creates some big questions around honesty and open marriages, and collateral damage!
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Grooming Happens to Grown Ups Too
CAAGe is not alone in recognising grooming for what it is.
Read more and watch Sarah McDugal’s video here.
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Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons review
The lingerie chain’s links to Jeffrey Epstein must be explained, says the Guardian’s Lucy Mangan in her review of Angels and Demons.
The Tinder Swindler: the true story of a financial groomer who used dating sites to find his targets. Compelling watching.
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator: sickening exposee on Bikram, the divisive hot yoga guru who groomed and used endless women.
Get Involved - read a book or watch a film
If you fancy creating reviews for CAAGe, we’d love to hear from you. They need to be relevant to grooming and agreed with us, ideally in advance. From the recent Coronation Street stories to a fabulous range of books that we have received but just haven’t had time to read or write up reviews, or the latest block buster. we’ll give you the training to understand what grooming is so that you can help anyone wondering about adult grooming to understand how it happens and how easy it is to fall for.
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