The Way I Used to Be

as a survivor of sa who was almost exactly the same age as eden when it started for her, this really helped me. and i LOVED how the hypersexuality was explored because most survivors are slut shamed afterwards for trying to get love the way they had gotten that “love”/attention before. totally recommend !!

amazing book that has helped me through my own trauma, I've read it before but i had to get it for my own so i could highlight my favorite quotes and stuff beautifully written i love this author so much! I'm leaving for a 6 week trip in June and got it to read on the plane and I'm so excited!! <3

🌼 broken fmc🚬 tragic events🌼 self destruction🚬 courageous decisionsI don’t even know what to say. If you like being punched in the gut, then read this!!It was tragic and sickening, but so so good.Eden, my poor angel baby, I just want to reach into the pages and hug you and protect you!! Having to see one persons choice ruin someone’s life for the next 3+ years was sickening and seeing Eden self destruct hurt more than I could’ve imagined.She lost so much that day, but the ending gave me hope that maybe book 2 will be her putting herself back together. If I don’t see a happy Eden by the end of that, I’ll be devastated.

I thought the book was great and I was happy she finally was able to tell someone at the end and start her healing journey.

I got this book for the plane. I didn’t read it again cause I’m not going on my trip for another couple months but by the looks of it, it sounds like an amazing book.

written from the viewpoint of a freshman to senior in high school, Eden’s experiences and how they change her into the kind of person she couldn’t ever imagine being; angry, lonely, pained, secretive, and not being able to tell anybody what happened to her, makes her want to be a hard, unfeeling, uncaring, hurtful person. As I read through this book I just wanted to hug Eden and yell her “it is okay to tell”. And the last line of the book is memorable and beautiful.

This book covers such a hard topic and the effects it can have on a person, their family and their friendships so well.I found it hard to read yet was riveted and had to keep reading all at the same time.My heart broke for Eden and began to mend as she took the step and made the decision to fight for herself.

Very good read for girls/women. Trigger warning for rape descriptions.