✨this collection of personal essays, full of love and loss and laughter, might just be the biggest surprise of my life. i was able to read this as an eARC and yesterday i listened via audiobook and MAN, do i recommend the audio. when it comes to any memoir/autobiography situation it is always best listened to by the author narrating, in my opinion, so this was such a joy to listen to!

✨it was completely relatable for me in terms of the anxiety that came with learning about religion so young and having it follow you around when you’re older and with distance between you and it. if that makes sense. i also really related with having differences with family members as you get older and just learn more about the world and people around you vs being in the same place for the rest of your life.

✨then we had some truly funny moments in regards to zach’s personal love life, his younger years, but also some really sobering and sad moments as well. I wasn’t expecting to be so affected emotionally by these stories, but i truly was.

✨highly recommend, it’s also pretty unintentional but i finished this on the first day of pride month! so if you’re looking for personal LGBTQ stories this month, I’d pick this one up! zach speaks about a more personal relationship about being in the queer community and not completely fitting in which was really interesting to hear about.

✨thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for allowing me to read a free eARC in exchange for my honest opinions!