Good Morning, Monster by Dr. Catherine Gildiner chronicles the stories of 5 different patients she had during her 30 years as a psychologist. She details their backgrounds, their progressions, their setbacks, and ultimately makes a case for each patient in regards to why she considers them a hero.

I have to say I agree with her in that each of these individuals were heroic in the face of varying circumstances of extreme abuse. Dr. Gildiner didn't sugarcoat the stories, and for me it made them more real. I was captivated, once I started reading I could hardly put it down. The writing flowed well from one story to the next, I never felt unmoored when leaving one section and continuing to the next. I was disappointed when each story ended only because I felt truly bonded with each patient and with Dr. Gildiner as well.

If you liked Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottleib, I highly suggest you also read Good Morning, Monster. I can not recommend this book enough.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for providing me a copy of Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner in exchange for my honest review.