I will admit that at first, it was hard to follow the format of this book, but the more I read, the more I was able to follow along. And I’m sorry if my understanding is far from what the author wants the readers to take away—but hey, I’m being really honest here, I promise!

Reading this book feels like diving straight into someone’s stream of consciousness, and honestly, I relate to it a lot. That feeling of the voices in your head speaking too loudly—at each other, to each other, or even against each other—it can get overwhelming. And I could feel that through this book.

Some parts hit me so hard I had to stop and take a moment to breathe, fighting back tears, because if I let myself cry mid-chapter, I knew I’d struggle to keep going. I’m sorry, guys, I’m such a crybaby sometimes.

Anyway, the content was tough—not because I’m squeamish or anything like that, but because the delivery was so raw and honest. It tugged at something deep in me, and as someone who's still kind of new to dealing with emotions this heavy, I found myself wincing once or twice.

However, I think that’s also what made it so powerful. It didn’t sugarcoat anything. It didn’t try to package pain into something pretty or easy to digest. It just laid it all out, unfiltered. And while that made it challenging to read, it also made it feel real. Like someone was saying, “Here, this is what it’s like,” and trusting me enough to handle it.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for granting me this ARC. As I said before, here’s my honest review.