A review by onceandfuturereads
The Obsidian Mirror: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse by Louise M. Wisechild, Laura Davis

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is hard to read - she details so much abuse - but is healing in the end. I saw my entire family in this mirror. I got chills reading about the family dynamics of dismissal and denial. I wish I could hand this book to other people in my family but I do think it will be triggering if you haven't already had a bunch of therapy. Also, some people may not like the writing style - the way Wisechild illustrates her inner family is through named "voices," a choice I personally found bold and unique for a memoir. I am getting myself a tarot reading from Wisechild for my birthday and I can't wait to read her other memoir. 
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