y’all— this one WRECKED ME. plz check trigger warnings (@the.storygraph is the best for that) because there is a lot to be aware of in this one, but for me, it was something i could keep reading even with my own story echoing so much of what was happening in the ab—sive relationship in these pages. i did skim some of the more graphic scenes to protect myself but wow wow wow, this book was powerful and redemptive and beautifully written and so, so raw, real, and honest.

(also let it be known— the hero here is the good guy!! the ab—ser does not win in the end. it’s important to me that you know that.)

i had never read @kennedyryan1’s work before and now am about to flyyyy through her catalog! holy moly. this one absolutely shattered me at times but then was such a story of strength and perseverance, of family and love and fighting for healing, of redemption and hope and JOY. what a freaking stunner.