New 5 star Review for My Life As I Knew It!!!
(Copied and pasted from Amazon UK)
***** This author has a gift, 17 July 2017
By Jessica
This review is from: My Life As I Knew It (Kindle Edition)
I was referred to this book and author via @Readers_Tweets in an exchange for an open and honest review. I would like to acknowledge that I did not receive any payment for this Review.
I found the plot, in fact the entire package surrounding this novel really relatable and at times emotional as I could relate to Maggie, the strong, female heroine in this book and I have to say she’s my favourite character. As for how I can personally relate to this book, I have suffered verbal abuse from people my age and younger than me cos of the choice of my size and how I life my life, they bully me on and off openly in my own street, but alike Maggie I have an inner strength of my own that simply refuses to let them or others dictate to me and tell me how I can live my life. 6 months ago like Maggie I was worn down, frightened and afraid to leave my home alone, I had to walk with my mother for 6 almost 7 months until I learned that they don’t have the power to hurt me anymore than they had already had, that I was better and stronger than they, that everything they did was a mind game to them and that letting them pray and play on my mind was wrong and that I was dammed if I accepted that from them. So I found a way to ignore them, fight back and even though I couldn’t get justice I could at least claim my freedom and my life back. The book speaks to my heart and my soul and my memories and this is why this book affects me so much and so powerfully and this book does relate to the world today, especially with those in a abusive relationship or just fresh out of one and those who are persecuted for their life choices or any other reason. The fact that her strength sees her claim her life back as her abuser takes total control of her life, a real loss of control for her and her fear, makes me feel as if I could have been her, if I let everyone walk all over me like a doormat like I did in the beginning, back in September last year. Now thanks to the love and support of the medical profession and my parents I am slowly healing with a guiding hand.
I saw too many themes to say here as I didn’t note them down, Except the theme of pain, pressure, fear and hope, the abuse took many forms in Maggie’s life and the monster in hers was the pain of witnessing the unspeakable crime of murder and seeing death first hand. Now seeing death at any age is a shock and pain that defies description and unable to describe with words as I know only too well. I worked in a home when some people died on my shifts and also saw the body of my own granddad which wounded me greatly and to this very day and everyday I still miss him with all my heart but missing him won’t bring him back so I cleave to every good memory I have of him and every Sunday as I sing my praises to my god, I also sing for him in heaven. At seventeen there are so many pressures, such as the pressure to pass and succeed that no 17 year old needs to add more pain and fear on top of all that, I can sympathise with her cos 10 yrs ago I was going through those pressures myself and a whole lot more besides along with some memories of pain. Maggie and I have also experienced hope in some quota in our lives but I struggle to names a few examples here.
The author must have insight or experience to right such a story that is so touching and emotive as this one, this story has left its mark on me and I hope for those of you that read this (which I wholly recommend you do) that this is true for you also. This author has a gift and that’s a fact. A 5 star book!
You can view the original review here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1CXZ...
and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5SYA3R
***** This author has a gift, 17 July 2017
By Jessica
This review is from: My Life As I Knew It (Kindle Edition)
I was referred to this book and author via @Readers_Tweets in an exchange for an open and honest review. I would like to acknowledge that I did not receive any payment for this Review.
I found the plot, in fact the entire package surrounding this novel really relatable and at times emotional as I could relate to Maggie, the strong, female heroine in this book and I have to say she’s my favourite character. As for how I can personally relate to this book, I have suffered verbal abuse from people my age and younger than me cos of the choice of my size and how I life my life, they bully me on and off openly in my own street, but alike Maggie I have an inner strength of my own that simply refuses to let them or others dictate to me and tell me how I can live my life. 6 months ago like Maggie I was worn down, frightened and afraid to leave my home alone, I had to walk with my mother for 6 almost 7 months until I learned that they don’t have the power to hurt me anymore than they had already had, that I was better and stronger than they, that everything they did was a mind game to them and that letting them pray and play on my mind was wrong and that I was dammed if I accepted that from them. So I found a way to ignore them, fight back and even though I couldn’t get justice I could at least claim my freedom and my life back. The book speaks to my heart and my soul and my memories and this is why this book affects me so much and so powerfully and this book does relate to the world today, especially with those in a abusive relationship or just fresh out of one and those who are persecuted for their life choices or any other reason. The fact that her strength sees her claim her life back as her abuser takes total control of her life, a real loss of control for her and her fear, makes me feel as if I could have been her, if I let everyone walk all over me like a doormat like I did in the beginning, back in September last year. Now thanks to the love and support of the medical profession and my parents I am slowly healing with a guiding hand.
I saw too many themes to say here as I didn’t note them down, Except the theme of pain, pressure, fear and hope, the abuse took many forms in Maggie’s life and the monster in hers was the pain of witnessing the unspeakable crime of murder and seeing death first hand. Now seeing death at any age is a shock and pain that defies description and unable to describe with words as I know only too well. I worked in a home when some people died on my shifts and also saw the body of my own granddad which wounded me greatly and to this very day and everyday I still miss him with all my heart but missing him won’t bring him back so I cleave to every good memory I have of him and every Sunday as I sing my praises to my god, I also sing for him in heaven. At seventeen there are so many pressures, such as the pressure to pass and succeed that no 17 year old needs to add more pain and fear on top of all that, I can sympathise with her cos 10 yrs ago I was going through those pressures myself and a whole lot more besides along with some memories of pain. Maggie and I have also experienced hope in some quota in our lives but I struggle to names a few examples here.
The author must have insight or experience to right such a story that is so touching and emotive as this one, this story has left its mark on me and I hope for those of you that read this (which I wholly recommend you do) that this is true for you also. This author has a gift and that’s a fact. A 5 star book!
You can view the original review here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1CXZ...
and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5SYA3R
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