Miracles in the Dark

First, I want to thank Tammy Renee, Ignite Press and The Non Fiction Association for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Tammy Renee needs to be commended for being so brave sharing her deeply personal story with her readers. Miracles in The Dark How A Childhood Cult and Abuse Survivor Reclaimed the Light is a quick read but not an easy read. However, it is a story that must be told in the hopes of helping others heal.

I totally fell in love with this beautiful cover design by KM Shadidul Arafat! It was the perfect graphic for this book!

Tammy would like to dedicate this book to her husband for his compassion, understanding and strength. One thing that I loved about this book is we not only heard Tammy’s story but her husband's side of it as well.

She would also dedicate this book to all the hurting children in each of us.

I appreciated the fact that right in the beginning of the book Tammy addressed some very sensitive topics that may trigger some.

D. Wayne Abbott, Ph.D wrote a note to the readers in his forward.. He agreed with me that this is not an easy read.

Tammy’s story was a fast paced one sitting type of a read. I enjoyed getting to know Tammy and her family better.

They always say to go with your gut instinct on things. Tammy had a hunch about her Dad and she was right. What she uncovered and how she uncovered it blew me away.

There were so many extremely important life lessons in this book that everyone could benefit from.

At the end of the book Tammy a note to survivors of abuse. Not only that but she includes a letter to friends from abuse victims. She also includes some important resources for her readers to have.

After reading this I think this book would be great for a book club discussion, in the school library, school counselor or health office for both kids and adults.

Tammy René has written about overcoming the trauma of childhood abuse and finding hope. The little acts of kindness that happen to her meant a lot to her. For example she wanted a bicycle for Christmas but was sure that she would not get one. To her delight, she did get a bicycle for Christmas. Her childhood abuse is heartbreaking. The worse part besides the abuse done to her was who did it to her. She had no one to talk to. Her parents had forbidden it. The abuse of any kind undermines our sense of self-worth. How one survives it is amazing and how it is done with surviving it. Sadly, it can also become so overwhelming that one feels so much loss that it is difficult to think of living. This does need to be said. The author was lucky to find someone to believe in. It seemed that her experience of the lovely flower garden with a special person to give her peace and hope. It was a great source of help for her. Trauma doe not only th e physical but also the mental aspects of a person. When as adult, the author started to remember her abuse, she did come to realize that healing is possible but it is not an easy journey. Sharing her life in this book will help people understand about abuse and how to support that person. This is an important subject that needs to give people a chance to communicate about this and to discover what they can do to help.