hazelsnoot 's review for:

Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism by Amber Cantorna-Wylde

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Was an accurate (albeit triggering at times) recounting of growing up queer within FOTF/American evangelicalism.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship