Many thanks to NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing, and Hachette Audio for gifting me an audio ARC of this heartbreaking true story written and narrated by Michelle Horton - 5 stars!
In 2017, Nikki Addimando shot and killed her partner and father of her two young children. It was only afterwards that her family learned of the horrific abuses she had been living with. Her sister, Michelle, stepped up and took in Nikki's two children and began the flight of both their lives within the legal system.
As a former domestic abuse victim, this story felt so real and personal. While I understand that the legal system has to have laws in place to prevent further abuses of the system, there appeared to be so much documentation and witness statements of Nikki's abuse that was just ignored. Even people who think they understand still say - why didn't she just leave? They don't understand the mental changes that happen when someone you love hurts you. I just read that Nikki has been released from prison - I hope that she and her family can begin to heal. Because her story affects so many - Michelle was wonderful to step up and be a substitute mom for Nikki's children, at the expense of her own child and career. This is such an important story for everyone to read.
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