This was really enjoyable.

The best part of this is how emotional it is. McBride had me tearing up at multiple points, about several different topics. She's fantastic at drawing that kind of pain and happiness out of her writing. Her husband's death is heartbreaking, her interactions with trans children are hopeful, her own story of transition is powerful. I highly recommend for that alone. Memoirs that hit your emotions that hard are so much more powerful.

It's so hopeful while at the same time covering her personal story that was often heartbreaking. I'm glad she has a great relationship with her parents now, but it broke my heart at the beginning when they reacted so poorly to her coming out.

The politics are good, but kind of general and not especially groundbreaking. I enjoyed hearing about her experience advancing legislation in Delaware (she's now a state senator in Delaware) and working as a trans rights advocate. I kind of wish she'd gone into a little more detail on her advocacy work and the day to day of her jobs, but it was still really well done regardless.

I also had a great time with the audiobook. It's read by McBride and she does a fantastic job narrating, so I'd highly recommend reading it that way.

Great book by someone with a wonderful story to tell. I would highly recommend.