Thanks to #Netgalley for the ARC audiobook.

In the same vein as "Educated" and "The Glass Castle," Rachel Louise Snyder tells her story of losing her mother to breast cancer at a young age and then being raised in an abusive, evangelical christian household - the tyrannically religious father who beat her and the stepmom who stood back and did nothing to stop it. The first 2/3 of the book covers her life from early childhood to teen years, culminating in her unhoming. This section was excellent and moving and so well-written.

The last 1/3 covered her education and adulthood and travels to other countries, mainly Cambodia. I feel like this section read (listened) more like an investigative journalist piece in places and was just a bit clunky when compared to the first 70% of the book. Also, her life isn't mine, but <spoiler> I was pissed off at the end when she still has a relationship with her dad and stepmom. I could never forgive people if they did to me what happened to her as a child. </spoiler>

Overall, an engaging and moving read/listen. 4.25/5 stars.