NOTE: I’m going to talk about a memoir I just read that deals HEAVILY with religious, physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. I’m going to be making a few references to that abuse. If that’s not something you wish to read about, you do not have to read this post. Self-care is the best care.

While I mostly read speculative fiction, memoirs are a genre I greatly enjoy as well. Something about diving into someone else’s mind and history makes for quite an intimate read and experience. I love ...