A good read - Sarah McBride is a delight to get to know. If anything, I wanted MORE. I do recommend also checking out her interview with Teri Gross on NPR's Fresh Air podcast as a supplement. Teri asked a few focused questions surrounding gender norms before/after McBride identifying as a trans woman that I thought were very relevant and not necessarily covered in this book.

To me, most of the book felt rather "polite,” if that's the right word? I'm not sure she always found the balance in tone between memoir and challenges/joys of coming out as a trans woman and a book about equality and activism. She didn't quite lean too far into either direction, which meant some areas felt "glossed over." I tended to get a bit bogged down in the details surrounding the politics and bill legislation sections that felt like I was in a lecture.

But where McBride shines here is her writing about late husband, who was also transgender, Andy Cray. Just the scene of their wedding day is heartbreaking - laughter, tears, joy, and sorrow. The intimate scenes between her & Andy, and her family and friends, her fears/rising confidence as a public figure and activist were the most compelling parts of the book for me.

You will cheer for Sarah McBride, now Senator! Delaware and citizens are beyond lucky to have her as a delegate.