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jennaleanneflower_'s review
5.0
"I will never be a light thing." Beautiful, heartbreaking, a story worth sitting down with.
davenash's review against another edition
5.0
More than another well written drug memoir, this delves into true crime. There’s a shocking and unresolved twist at the end that makes you reread and want more.
theboldbookworm's review
4.0
This memoir is about Rose and her sister Sarah's addiction ultimate death of a drug overdose. Most of it is about their relationship and how Rose dealt with everything. It is part true crime in that there was a case that Sarah was kind of involved in. This is a short read so I don't want to give too much away. It's a very emotional book and I cried several times.
I recommend this to those who like memoirs that pull at the heartstrings.
I recommend this to those who like memoirs that pull at the heartstrings.
bookalong's review
5.0
A dysfunctional family, parental abuse, the opioid crisis, the loss of a sister.....
Rose Andersen hasn't had the easiest life. In her memoir, The Heart and Other Monsters she is very candid about her past. Her sister Sarah died of a drug overdose at 24. After years of substance abuse it was not unexpected but the circumstances were strange. This book is the untangling of that mystery. A memoir with some true crime tied in.
A love letter to a lost sister, an expression of grief and a personal exploration of the opiod crisis. Beautiful, heartbreaking, and poignant.
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Rose Andersen hasn't had the easiest life. In her memoir, The Heart and Other Monsters she is very candid about her past. Her sister Sarah died of a drug overdose at 24. After years of substance abuse it was not unexpected but the circumstances were strange. This book is the untangling of that mystery. A memoir with some true crime tied in.
A love letter to a lost sister, an expression of grief and a personal exploration of the opiod crisis. Beautiful, heartbreaking, and poignant.
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Thank You to the publisher for sending me this arc opinions are my own.
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For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong
inkstainedlife's review
4.0
Maybe five stars. I have to sit with it, and it’s hard to sit with a book about losing a sibling to addiction.
sofiaxaguilar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, and Grief