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Kristen M.
How do young people learn about relationships? It seems young people learn by having really bad ones. This abusive lesbian relationship narrative fills a gap in existing literature that is long overdue. I listened to the audio-book narrated by the author - it was a quick 5 hours and WOW! You will rethink what qualifies as domestic violence and domestic abuse.

The author may have not had any black eyes, but her abuser really knew how to manipulate, control, punish, and TERRIFY her partner with he
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Alicia
There are so many people recommending this book. I downloaded the audio read by the narrator and the form of the story worked so well and what I can love about the book but the storytelling didn't engage me and I was almost disconnected from the start because it was the slow, measured, guarded telling that I don't often have patience for. It's a personal preference, not a knock on the story (a memoir nonetheless). So for me to recommend it, I sure will to others, but it wasn't working for me spe ...more
Katy
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