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thackerleah's review
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
cozy_soul_reads's review
4.75
🌙 Lines That Stayed With Me 🌙
"It was as if none of that ever happened. What mattered was now."
"Senstive people will change the world. The rest don't give a damn."
"She never judged me. But saw me and loved me. And I felt it."
"You were quiet. I could take you anywhere."
"I loved nothing more than a beautiful girl who could kick your ass."
"Even though we thought we were following a different path than our parents. We are unknowingly following their path the whole time"
"Ever the fearless little girl."
"I didn't understand. Parents sounded interchangeable."
"How does a 9 year old learn to parent herself? She figures it out."
"Alas, it's taken my years to see there's a downside too."
"I respected him out of fear. I learned these lessons fast."
🚨 Check trigger warnings prior to reading: Domestic Violence, child neglect, drug use, discussion of cancer and passing of a parent, detailed descriptions of medical surgeries
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
hail_archangel's review
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity and Trafficking
jakirby's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
annaeslane's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent
ashpalmer's review
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
itsgnat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
llax11's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage
candicemcrae's review
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Death of parent
agiecummings's review
5.0
What a story. I didn’t know much about her life if I’m being honest, and I think that was by her design. But I was very impressed with the way in which she gets vulnerable and lets us see who she is and how she got there.
Two lines from the book that I loved and will continue to think about:
1. “We blame our lovers and not our views of love” and OOF that one is hurtful but in a good way like a mirror.
2. “What got me through that time was the women in my life” - the way in which she discusses and promotes the importance of female friendship cannot be overstated. So many powerful examples of what that looks like and also how tender that love truly is.
In the end, it has a similar note to Jeanette McCurdy’s book - and it’s so beautifully executed. Brava, Minka. 🥹❤️😭
Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Sexual harassment