Taylor

I-I-I am speechless. I lost track of how many times my jaw dropped after 10 times. I agree with Cindy's and Katie's reviews. Tara's family in the book is trash.

Cindy's: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2439678349

Katie's: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3528608055

I have a weird theory that Tara's parents are founders of the Essential Oil company called Young Living. I never use their products but I looked up their “About us” The owners are from Idaho.....so it's either a coincidence or it's them.

https://www.youngliving.com/us/en/company/our-founders

So, I googled more, and dang! They are Mormons.

Link: https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/internet/essential-oils-mlm-allege-satanic#:~:text=Young%20Life%2C%20founded%20by%20D,this%20fallout%20began%20last%20August.

Link 2: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/young-living-essential-oils-satanic


I'm just sayin' hahaha It's most likely a coincidence but this book was a rollercoaster of emotions and it's a memoir.

It has some racist tones as expected since the book was originally published in the 1950s. Overall, it wasn't that bad, and I'm glad it had the Pevensies in the book during their reign.

DNF but might go back to read it again. The writing style wasn't for me

slow burn, the last 2/3 chapters were basically Endgame with characters disappearing. good writing but the pacing was not my forte.

A reviewer named Laura McGaha mentioned this article and it cleared up some confusion.

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/how-the-memory-police-makes-you-see

Plus Lavka's answer in one of the FAQs made sense as well.

Just wow....wow. This book is a very bold and blunt read. It's not a conservative book but a chaotic one. If I consider the book Bunny as Chaotic neutral, this book would be Chaotic Evil. It was a roller coaster of emotions from many “WTF” moments to “side eye *blinks” moments. The author did not hold back and really wrote this book as realistic and has HBO vibes.

This book is not for the faint-hearted or innocent readers.

Trigger warnings: Drugs, psychotic, mental health, depression, Mental Health drugs 3-day blackouts, addiction, severe insomnia, parents dying, death, mention of 9/11, and eating disorder.

Reva has such a Cancer Zodiac energy. She was caring and loved the narrator. Also, the narrator does not have a name. At the same time, Reva had issues with body image and death in the family. Trevor sucks by the way.

This was a quick and easy read. Took me about 3 hours to finish it since it was a page-turner. If you want/need a book to feel something, this book is for you.