A review by booklistqueen
My Story by Chris Stewart, Elizabeth Smart

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

 In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart became a household name when she was kidnapped from her Utah home in the middle of the night. For 9 months she was held captive and abused by Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee. In her memoir, Smart recalls how her faith allowed her to maintain hope through her traumatic ordeal and how she was able to forge a new life afterward.

I vividly remember when Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping captivated the nation shortly after the Salt Lake Winter Olympics. I'm glad I listened to the audiobook version because I enjoyed how thick her sarcasm came through. Smart explains the entire timeline of her kidnapping, helping you understand the mental conditioning that kept her from trying to escape. All in all, it's a heartbreaking story that thankfully has a happy ending.