A review by whatsmomreading
Running in Slippers by Angie Hawkins, Angie Hawkins

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Angie Hawkins’ life takes a nose dive when, shortly after getting dumped by her on-and-off boyfriend, her father suddenly passes. Her relationship with her father was far from perfect and in her adult life the effort for the relationship largely rested on Hawkins. With her mother also looming over her with judgements instead of encouragement, things for Angie start looking bleak. That is until she starts to invest in herself & well being and takes the biggest bet on herself to achieve her dream - moving to Hawai’i on her own. 

There was something so special about reading a memoir written by someone I’ve been able to meet & taken a workshop from! I saw so much of myself in Hawkins’ people pleasing ways and inability to call herself a writer, something I’m still working through today. I really feel like she just cut a bit of her heart out and laid it all out for us to read along and that takes so much bravery. I was shaking my head and internally yelling at people (looking at you Ozzy! 👀) while reading along and laughing at some of her hilarious adventures, while also tearing up at some of the beautiful insights she would share after some terrible encounters. 

I cannot stress enough how much I admire Angie’s storytelling & willingness to be so so vulnerable. 
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