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A review by lolloreads00
Hope: A Memoir of Survival by Amanda Berry
4.0
Amanda, Michelle and Gina were all kidnapped, tortured and kept locked up for a decade. Amanda and Gina decided to open up about their horrific years spent in captivity being manipulated, chained up and continually assaulted by a monster. The reader also get to hear about what was going on with the investigation and the time after their eventual escape.
I just had to read this one after finishing Michelle’s memoir, she was invited to co-write this one but decided to go it alone. I’m not complaining, more books for us. Again this is very graphic, beware the triggers because there are a lot. But it’s also a story of hope and survival, these women are truly an inspiration. I really liked the multiple pov approach. Amanda and Ginas personal struggles during those years, being pitted against each other and manipulated. And how they kept hope alive. As well as the police investigation chapters, it’s really interesting (and infuriating) to hear about what was done to try and find the girls.
I wish they included more of their background stories, how their lives were before the kidnappings. And Michelle, it’s like she’s not even there most of the time which is unfortunate. And their stories differ a bit on some occasions.
I just had to read this one after finishing Michelle’s memoir, she was invited to co-write this one but decided to go it alone. I’m not complaining, more books for us. Again this is very graphic, beware the triggers because there are a lot. But it’s also a story of hope and survival, these women are truly an inspiration. I really liked the multiple pov approach. Amanda and Ginas personal struggles during those years, being pitted against each other and manipulated. And how they kept hope alive. As well as the police investigation chapters, it’s really interesting (and infuriating) to hear about what was done to try and find the girls.
I wish they included more of their background stories, how their lives were before the kidnappings. And Michelle, it’s like she’s not even there most of the time which is unfortunate. And their stories differ a bit on some occasions.