A book review of I Got It From Here: A Memoir of Awakening to the Power Within by Francesca Miracola Stars: **** She Writes Press (2023)Memoir246 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Growing up in an Italian American family in Queens, New York,… Read More »
Hidden Valley Road
August 4, 2022 by ·
A book review of Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family by Robert Kolker Stars: ***** Doubleday (2020)Memoir>Schizophrenia400 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science’s great hope in the quest to… Read More »
Blooming
February 14, 2022 by ·
A book review of Blooming: Finding Gifts in the Shit of Life by Carrington Smith Stars: **** Lioncrest Publishing (2021)Memoir228 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Are you a little too comfortable with self-loathing? Tired of feeling like you are… Read More »
Not Without My Sister
September 20, 2021 by ·
A book review of Not Without My Sister: The true story of three girls violated and betrayed by Kristina, Celeste and Juliana Stars: ***** Harper Element (2012)Memoir434 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed… Read More »
The Burning Light of Two Stars
September 16, 2021 by ·
A book review of The Burning Light of Two Stars: a Mother Daughter Story by Laura Davis Stars: **** Girl Friday Books (2021)Memoir368 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: This riveting memoir by Laura Davis, the author of The Courage to… Read More »
I’m Supposed to Make a Difference
September 10, 2021 by ·
A book review of I’m Supposed to Make a Difference: a Memoir About Overcoming Trauma and Abuse by Kevin Vought Stars: *** Kevin Vought (2021)Memoir/Abuse172 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Very few people know about the childhood trauma Kevin endured long ago in western… Read More »
Against Their Will
July 28, 2021 by ·
A book review of Against Their Will: Sadistic Kidnappers and the Courageous Stories of Their Innocent Victims by Nigel Cawthorne Stars: ***** Ulysses Press (2012)True Crime400 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: True stories of twisted criminals who hold their victims in endless captivity to satisfy their perverse desires, Against Their Will is a comprehensive… Read More »
