Dumb Girl

By: Heidi Yewman Many thanks to Books Forward for the ARC of this book! Heidi grew up in an abusive household – from physical abuse starting at the age of 5 when she’s punched in the face by her father, to sexual abuse at the hands of her brother, and emotional abuse/neglect from her alcoholicContinue reading “Dumb Girl”

Falling From a Pink Cloud

By: M.L. Francoeur Many thanks to Pages of Panda for the gifted copy of this book! In this memoir, Francoeur takes the reader through his journey of his traumatic childhood of being in one cult religion, sexual abuse, then going into another cult religion. It follows him into adulthood of when he faces the harrowingContinue reading “Falling From a Pink Cloud”

Over The Influence

By: Joanna “Jojo” Levesque “You don’t always need to hit rock bottom to know that you need a reset – if for nothing else than your own sanity” Jojo took the world by storm with her songs Leave (Get Out) and Too Little Too Late, but then she seemed to disappear. We didn’t hear muchContinue reading “Over The Influence”

College Girl, Missing

By: Shawn Cohen Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC of this book! It may be strange to say, but I do read, listen, and watch true crime. So when I saw this book, I knew I wanted to read it. It’s a story that I didn’t know about. Lauren Spierer was aContinue reading “College Girl, Missing”