This was such a hard, yet interesting story. This is the story about Brenda Myers-Powell and her life as a drug addict and sex worker. She spares no details which can be triggering for some people so please check trigger warnings before going in to this one.

Brenda eventually was able to break the cycle and is now helping women that were in similar situations are her get out of that lifestyle as well.

I listened to it on audiobook and the narrator did such a great job and kept me engaged throughout the entire book.

Thank you for NetGalley and Macmillion Audio for an early copy for my honest review.

How do I begin? This book is explosive, in the best way possible. Brenda Myers-Powell will leave you stunned. She doesn’t shy away from anything she’s seen, done or experienced. In the frankest words possible Brenda shares her incredible story of survival and revival. Her sheer will, strength, resilience and humor through it all is inspiring. I shed tears while listening to this audio, not because Brenda cries victim but because she screams victor! Multiple trigger warnings for language, violence, human trafficking, rape, child molestation, drug use.

I absolutely recommend listening to the audio, there was SO much power in HEARING this story. Narration was fabulous. Definitely a memoir, I won’t forget.

I am curious to watch the documentary mentioned in this memoir, The Dreamcatchers. The DreamCatcher Foundation is a nonprofit founded by Brenda and her soul sister Stephanie Daniels-Wilson. It’s a survivor founded, survivor driven, and survivor focused agency fighting to end human trafficking in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for gifting me with this amazing story. In exchange I offer my unbiased review.