A review by bookitmik
Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms

4.0

I really enjoyed this story line. The characters were very relatable to me. Much like the movie Bliss, it's sometimes hard to sort out the symbolism of the door as metaphor or fantasy or reality. Isn't that the way real life is too? I also very much related to her "fog" as she calls it. [a:Michelle Obama|2338628|Michelle Obama|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1658411922p2/2338628.jpg] in [b:The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times|61355265|The Light We Carry Overcoming in Uncertain Times|Michelle Obama|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1658477208l/61355265._SY75_.jpg|96767935] talks about naming your inner voice that sabotages you and nags relentlessly. Same idea put more artistically here.
I listed to the audio book and I found the narrator was quite flat line. Kind of depressing to listen to for a long time and hard to tell when the dramatic moments of the book are happening.

⚠️ Content Notes: drug use, alcohol consumption, gaslighting, death, abandonment