Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff

11 reviews

belgrace's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

kingrosereads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

An absolutely amazing autobiography. I love MFM and have been a fan for four years now. I bought the hardback a year ago, but I decided to get the audiobook and hear Georgia and Karen's story from their own mouths. This book had me laughing and crying (so much crying) and I learned so much about myself and the other women around me. It made me feel seen and that I wasn't alone in the experiences that I've had with myself, my mother, and my experiences with men and society. These are two incredible women and I want to thank them so much for sharing their story and baring their souls. It's raw, vulnerable, and overall kickass.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Xenophobia, Vomit, Terminal illness, Dementia, Cursing, Suicide, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Death of parent

cstockey's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

antmahn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia

menomica's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

This books wasn’t exactly what I was expecting from the mfm girls, but I nonetheless think it was good. It was vulnerable and personal, and helped give insight on the host of one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Grief, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

mandkips's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Death

littlewagers's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Cursing, Car accident, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder and Infidelity

panicversuseuphoria's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

As a fan of the MFM podcast this book was a great read. Their storytelling is fun and personal. It's a lot like hanging out with your really cool aunts who cuss a little more than your mom would like them to. If you haven't listened to the podcast I recommend giving an episode or two a listen before purchasing this book. The podcast is free to listen to and gives readers an idea of their humor and storytelling style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Addiction, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

I went into this book knowing a relatively small amount about it. I saw it being posted on social media here and there, and the title grabbed me (props to whoever came up with it). It was fun to hear Georgia and Karen's stories, and how they relate to both their podcast/career and various real-life experiences. As someone who is also very interested in crime, murder, true crime, etc., I found myself wanting more of that discussion than what was in the book. Although I was not familiar with the authors' podcast prior to reading this book, after reading it I would definitely check their podcast out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body horror, Cursing, Rape, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Xenophobia

Additional CW/TW: there is a story about a grown man attempting to take inappropriate pictures of a teenage girl, divorce, minor Harry Potter reference

honeyhistory103's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

If you're a fan of My Favorite Murder, then you'll love their book for likely the same reasons you enjoy the podcast - Karen and Georgia's distinctive voices ring through the written word with the same energy that they bring to your MFM feed every Thursday. This book is an intimate look into their lives, expanding on stories that get briefly touched on in the front half of every episode, and give listeners/readers the chance to truly understand how those moments shaped them into the people they are today.

The narrative and messages throughout the book remind me greatly of Brené Brown's dogmas (which makes a lot of sense, given that they reference Daring Greatly multiple times). Their stories of their own hurts, anxieties, and fuck-ups are told with what feels like a singular purpose: to help the reader in some way, be it by advising them against making decisions like their own, or by helping nudge someone that had fallen down the paths they too had stumbled down.

Though the book is definitely not a how-to on how to un-fuck your life, it is comforting to hear their experiences. Most notably, it is their success (as Georgia says in the conclusion, not just the hitting #1 on the podcast chart kind of success) and growth as individuals that instills in the book a note of hope, that life will get better if you can focus on making yourself the best person on the inside that you can be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder