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One of the questions we all have, but also are afraid to ask is "Why God? Where were you?" and I really like books that tackle this question. I don't want an answer because all of us have different stories but I like to read about what people have been through and how they dealt with the aftermath and the questions that come from this.

Ruth Everhart went through hell, literally. In college, her home was burglarized and she was raped for no other reason than her Zodiac sign. She went to a conservative Christian school and had to deal with the aftermath of all the shame and questions that came with that. The book begins with her attack, so if this is a topic that is very triggering you might want to avoid it. However, the story continues in chronological order of the aftermath. The hospital, when the girls went their own separate ways and dating beyond that. I didn't want to put this book down, Ruth's writing made it feel like I was sitting down with an old friend

Although this book is marketed as a Christian Memoir, and it absolutely is, I think it could easily be enjoyed by people who aren't Christian if they're interested in how people use their faith to deal with moments of crisis. I love that the author is pro-choice and pro-GLBTQIA (at least this is what I understand from what I saw on her website). I really enjoyed learning about another persons experience with life in this book and tore through it.