A Little Pinprick

Rainey Paxton Series, Book 1

De: Paige Dearth

Narrado por: Lisa Larsen

Rainey Paxton was born addicted to heroin.

In the fragile first hours of Rainey’s life, hospital doctors and nurses fight to keep her alive. Several months later, she is released into her parents' custody, where she is forced to live on neglect and tainted breast milk. Constrained in her home infested with drug addicts and drifters, Rainey’s drug-addicted parents leave little hope for her protection.

While Rainey is still an infant, her aunt Sophie visits her and finds the baby dirty and hungry. A bond forms between the two until tragedy strikes. Rainey is alone again until her sister Ivy is born, and the child breathes new life into Rainey’s small, isolated world.

But her parents have another plan, and with no one there to intervene on Rainey’s behalf, she must make sacrifices to feed her parents’ cravings and to keep her sister safe.

Follow Rainey’s journey from a house crawling with junkies to the violent confines of a juvenile detention center, where she finds friendship and learns fearlessness from the most unexpected people.

©2023 Paige Dearth (P)2023 Podium Audio

Wonderful!!

I love love all of her books and really hope she keeps putting them on audiobooks

Disturbingly good.

While book was filled with disturbing events you can't help root for Rainy. It was a lot at times to read as a mom your instincts are to protect your children and that's what you want to do for Rainy. This is a heartbreaking and heart griping series.

Great boook

I am in my car driving all day for work and I couldn't stop listening. I just wish the next ones in the Rainy Paxton series were on audible.

Stupidly unrealistic

Unfortunately I didn’t read the reviews before I paid for this. The aunt leaving the kid, the arrest. It was all so far from reality. I stopped listening because I wanted to scream at the stupidity of the storyline.

unbelievable

this story is so unbelievable. From Sophie leaving Rainey in the abusive drug addictive family to the ridiculous arrest.

at what point do we call CPS?!?

This isn't a happy "everything works out in the end" book, so don't go into it wanting that roller coster of emotions.. this pretty much stays down in the gutter. It's dark, and vile. Please check your trigger warnings!
All in all this book is about survival and not letting the ugliness of the world make you bitter! Can't wait to see what Rayni**(idk how it's spelled in the book) does in book 2!

The title caught my eye, very curious what it was about

really enjoyed it, broke my heart in a way to know and hear what this child endured! very heartfelt felt book! hard to put down . well stop listening to it.

Frighteningly true

It’s said that this is a nightmare story that many girls live. It’s so sad and tragic sprinkled with bits of personal victories for Miss Rainy Paxton. I found my own voice through her story however not as tragic as she lived. Excellent book…. The Author really can grab the readers from the very beginning.

LOVED

this series takes you on a full on journey into other lives. i absolutely loved the way everything was written, the story it told, even the heartache was still just written so perfectly like it brought me into the life of Rainy Paxton. 5 stars for both books! while this was an incredible series, there are LOTS of triggers.

incredible writing, inspiring journey through hell

I could not quit listening to this book, Rainy's journey through life from birth to her teenage years. Her pain, her fears, her strength, and her resilience, holding onto what little hope she could. Her character and persistent fight to survive and hold onto the ones she loves in memory and in life is the amazing message for others that have to face such abuse throughout life. My own experiences and hearing this authors stories helps me to understand and work with children that have face their own hell in their short live. It isa difficult subject to hear or read, but it is happening all over, all around us and these children need as much understanding and love as they can get. Paige Dearth has been one of my favorite authors since I read her first book and listening to them now has been great because I have not had as much time to sit and actually read. The narrator did an incredible job reading as well. Helped to immerse the readers into little Rainy Paxton's life. I've already begun the second book of this series.