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5.0
"I’m crying because for the first time I can remember, I’m present, and my emotions feel like a gift, a celebration, a reward. It’s just me, myself, and the sky."
I can believe how raw this memoir was. Colton Haynes did not shy from anything. He hid absolutely nothing. It feels almost disrespectful to try dear down this memoir by analyzing it - it has so much emotion and honesty. Colton Haynes himself comes to many ugly conclusions about his childhood and teenage years towards the end. It was brutal. I can only admire his bravery in sharing this book with the world. If half of this had happened to, I would take it to the grave with me.
I started it without having an idea what exactly I'm getting into. I didn't have any expectations. And I got so much more emotion, rawness and tears than I expected. And let me tell, the audiobook, being narrated by Colton Haynes himself, added to it. There was one or two times, as he talked about his mother's death, where his voice shook. I was crying for the last two or three chapters at this point. I'm so so glad I decided to give this a chance. I know many people pick up memoires based on that if they like the celebrity or not. I believe anyone who does or doesn't know/like/care about Colton Haynes particularly (like I was) can pick up this book and get the full experience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, Blood, Pedophilia, Suicide, Death, Grief, Incest, and Medical content
Minor: Terminal illness
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