Sherrie Campbell (1)

While there are both helpful advice and interesting biographical stories, they don't work together well. It seems the author could not decide if she's writing a diary about her experiences being a member of several toxic relationships or it should be a self-help book. Also, adding some top-chart verses at the end of each chapter seems a little corny.
I found it frustrating that the same person that describes her disfunct close relationships is the therapist. She seems to swing between two attitudes - one is dispensing advice as an expert, the other is "look what they've done to me." A self-help part is better and should've been the only part of the book.… (more)

This book starts by throwing readers off the deep end, not pausing to explain terminology until halfway through the book, when the author realizes she wants to reach a broad audience. The beginning assumes readers have been on r/raisedbynarcissists for years, when many likely have not. Campbell remembers this and goes back to Toxic Family 101, where she remains for the rest of the book. It's an annoying choice and poorly structured. I wonder why the editor didn't do anything. The book tries to be everything to everyone, while simultaneously only being for family scapegoats. There was no warning of such in the blurb or the introduction. There were some wonderful sentences and explanations, but they're buried under so much other stuff. I recommend the reddit page r/raisedbynarcissists rather than this book.… (more)