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jessicaxmaria's Reviews (1.04k)

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 She really did put a lot out there, names and all, and I appreciate her honesty. 
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I woke up on Mother's Day with my kid and had a gleeful morning. After my family decided to give me some time alone with coffee and the bed to myself, I decided to pick this book up. I'm not sure if it was the perfect pick or the worst? But, I was rapt the whole way through. I'm sure my eyes bulged when some realizations came to the fore in the storytelling. Short and brutal. Almada is a master.

And it was reading this particular book from cover to cover that lifted me out of bed and made me seek out my kid for another hug.
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This was a nightmare; this premise was a nightmare; this really wasn't for me! I had to follow through because I needed to know where it ended but wow...