Alkaid

I was such a huge fan of these books, but never finished the series. This was a good reintroduction, especially with the full cast audiobook!

Read this for high school years ago, and vaguely remember us watching the movie after. It's better now that I'm an adult, and actually made me tear up. Pure classic.

Heard about this story in several different podcasts, but it's so damn dry. I thought it would be worth reading more detailed accounts, but this was a chore I had no desire to finish.

I heard about this book through the author's interview on Depresh Mode, a mental health podcast. Despite knowing how it ends and the basis of the memoir, it still hit hard when I actually read it. As someone who also had a very rough childhood (abusive mother and stepfather with addictions and mental illnesses), I can relate to Liz. My father wasn't active in my life until I was 12, and I still regret not letting him take full custody of me when I had the chance.

But at least I can say I got to meet my father and still keep in contact with him today.

Very solid read, and not overly long. I had to break up my reading (I borrowed an audiobook from the library) so as not to get overwhelmed or too caught up in the author's life.