Die Autorin schreibt über ihre Kindheit und den Weg, den ihr Leben genommen hat. Der Text ist sehr poetisch und leicht lyrisch, dennoch nicht kompliziert zu lesen. Viele Szenen sind bedrückend, einige gehen einem richtig ans Herz. Es geht um eine schwierige Kindheit, Drogenmissbrauch, Selbstfindung und das Sammeln von Erfahrungen, die man nicht unbedingt hätte machen wollen. Die Geschichte ist roh und ungeschminkt und rüttelt beim Lesen auf.

march '19 when i give a book 5 stars it's more about what i feel when reading a book. and with this memoir, i felt...everything. i feel like i've swallowed it as a whole - it took me less than 24 hours to read and i couldn't, and still can't, stop thinking about it. i enjoyed the way poetry and pose were mixed. the way yrsa daley-ward talks about time/timelines was also very special: sometimes looking back at your life, you feel like years shrink into seconds and sometimes single moments seem to drag on forever - this is a sensation that this book creates very successfully. then, it also had such a beautiful and distinct voice. reading about her struggles with identity, addiction, sexuality, family, and much more, made me shaky and uncomfortable and emotional and also hopeful that everything will be ok, if not now, then someday. i can't get over the fact that a book that turned out to be SO DIFFERENT from what i expected was able to have such an impact on me and i'd recommend this memoir to everyone. may '20 still as beautiful and heartbreaking the second time around. just absolutely amazing!