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my_personal_escape's review
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Incest, and Terminal illness
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting
mjscooke's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lady_moon's review
5.0
"I’m crying because for the first time I can remember, I’m present, and my emotions feel like a gift, a celebration, a reward. It’s just me, myself, and the sky."
I can believe how raw this memoir was. Colton Haynes did not shy from anything. He hid absolutely nothing. It feels almost disrespectful to try dear down this memoir by analyzing it - it has so much emotion and honesty. Colton Haynes himself comes to many ugly conclusions about his childhood and teenage years towards the end. It was brutal. I can only admire his bravery in sharing this book with the world. If half of this had happened to, I would take it to the grave with me.
I started it without having an idea what exactly I'm getting into. I didn't have any expectations. And I got so much more emotion, rawness and tears than I expected. And let me tell, the audiobook, being narrated by Colton Haynes himself, added to it. There was one or two times, as he talked about his mother's death, where his voice shook. I was crying for the last two or three chapters at this point. I'm so so glad I decided to give this a chance. I know many people pick up memoires based on that if they like the celebrity or not. I believe anyone who does or doesn't know/like/care about Colton Haynes particularly (like I was) can pick up this book and get the full experience.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Terminal illness
barsquid's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, and Death of parent
shamelesslyash's review against another edition
5.0
I got to go to a book signing with Colton and he is the sweetest, most kind and open person. Thank you Colton for always oversharing. Never stop!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Medical content, and Outing
bennyholm's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Acephobia/Arophobia