Reviews
Let me first say this, I applaud Alyse for having the courage to share her family story and her hardships. I’ve known other people who were living this same type of hell in their homes. I’ve seen it take people who were good friends and turned them in to hot tempered, crazed people. This author has let me see from her stand point living it daily how it can effect family or in her case a daughter. She tells us how these family members came to be hooked on opioids and the extremes they went to to get them. She lets us in to her feelings, her heartaches her life. I strongly recommend this book to others, whether you’re going through it, know someone who is or want to have some more insight on this epidemic from a lady who lived it, this is a great book to read. I was gifted this book by the author and just wow what it must of took to write this, I commend you.ething nice about you and your work. Share a bit of critical acclaim and spur some excitement for your latest project.”
C. Marston
I personally know the author of this book, but when I read her story, I felt like all the years I had known her had amounted to nothing . . . because her story has been so buried and quiet from almost everyone she knows. Her story is touching, tender, and heartbreaking. It gives a view of the opioid epidemic I hadn't ever really considered before. My hope is that it helps others out there see that there is a real problem that needs to be addressed, but that there is also hope and beauty in the struggles many are dealing with. You are not alone. That is Alyse's message, and it needs to be passed around. Get this book. Read it. And then share it. Alyse's story is unique, but her circumstances are probably not unique to her. I know there have to be many, many others out there who have had similar struggles and never talk about them, when they should be talking about them. Thank you, Alyse, for sharing your story.
Michelle D Argyle Park
I found out about this book on Instagram. The subject is one I’m deeply interested in and passionate about, so I pre-ordered the book so I’d have the chance to read it as soon as it came out. It arrived 6 days ago, and I finished it today—I’m a fast reader, but I normally only read in bed before going to sleep, so books usually take me a while to get through; not this one. I ended up breaking my reading-in-bed-only routine and read it today so I could find out how it turned out. Let me start by saying that a lot of how the author felt resonated with me. When you grow up in an alcoholic or addicted family, you understand what it’s like to love your parent and simultaneously hate them. You desperately wish for them to be normal. The things you see and the pain you bear as a child never truly leaves you; you see yourself and the world through a lens clouded by years of dysfunction. You can heal over time, but it takes a lot of looking inward and sometimes, you don’t like what you see. Alyse takes us on her journey, through the parts that shaped her into the person she was as a young adult, through the present, as she works towards healing. She also candidly shares the not-so-nice things about herself…things she’s thought, wished for, and feels guilty about. I applaud her for being brave enough to put herself in such a vulnerable position by sharing her story. I was engrossed throughout the whole book, and the writing was engaging and flowed smoothly along. I hope that this book reaches far and wide to the people who are hurting and will be helped by knowing that, as the author did, they too can choose to work towards healing.
Lisbeth