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miarae's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape
rhielisereads's review
5.0
Such a heart renching tale of a woman who's life was torn apart by a disgusting human being. This kind of things happens so often and she was brave to stand up to him. You are beautiful Katie Piper!
yapsherlyn's review
5.0
If it were in just words, it's really hard for me to imagine the kind of hurt and difficulty that the author faced. I am grateful to be introduced to this book, because without it, I might still be taking the wonderful things, people and life for granted. Thank you Katie for opening up and taught us these life lessons! :)
ouef04's review
5.0
This book broke my heart .
The author has such a strong tone throughout her book and it’s so awful to hear what she has been through as she seems like an incredibly kind person.
What has happened to her is so awful, but I pressed on with this book to be strong for her.
But she doesn’t need me to be strong for her because Katie piper is truly an angel who can overcome anything !
The author has such a strong tone throughout her book and it’s so awful to hear what she has been through as she seems like an incredibly kind person.
What has happened to her is so awful, but I pressed on with this book to be strong for her.
But she doesn’t need me to be strong for her because Katie piper is truly an angel who can overcome anything !
jacqui_des's review
3.0
Memorable Quotes
"I was independent and sassy and fearless. I never suspected there was any badness in the world."
"The more immersed I became in this world, the more my self-confidence turned into vanity."
"Two men had destroyed my face, and now this one was going to try to rebuild it."
"She was someone I used to know once; she had been my best friend, but now she was dead. I had to grieve for her, and I also knew that I had to try to forget her if I was ever to find any peace ever again."
"In a perverse way, it was like the old days when I made heads turn in the street, only now I attracted horror instead of admiration or envy."
"You once looked at me and told me I was beautiful and perfect, but you decided to take that away from me forever."
"I was a survivor, not a victim, and I couldn’t ever forget that."
"The old Katie never could have contemplated losing her beauty. She was so vain, so self-obsessed, and her looks had been her life."
"Her desire for justice and her unwavering truthfulness in the face of the most appalling adversity were the clearest examples of the bravery of the human spirit..."
"Before all this, I was a wannabe chasing fame. Now I’ve got what I wanted, but it’s not fame I’m after this time. It’s acceptance."
"For so long, I’d thought I was a monster, but I wasn’t. They were the monsters, not me."
coops456's review
4.0
I had no idea what Katie Piper went through before, during and after the acid attack that changed her life. Parts are hard to read, her physical pain and emotional torment are so raw, but this is no misery memoir. Katie has forged a new life out of horror and remains a total inspiration.
melizabethug169's review
5.0
This was the first ever book I read on my kindle and I could not put it down! Katie wrote the book in a way that not only made me realise how scary the world is but also kept me on the edge of my seat begging to know what happened next. Katie piper is such an inspirational person and after reading this book I realised how moving the story of her life is.
laurieisreading's review
3.0
This book was an okay read. It's not bad, but not that amazing it deserves five stars, therefore I gave it three stars