While I would like to be able to simply discuss this book on its own merits, I don't even know how to start without comparing it to Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert. 

 Let me start by saying that while I'm more drawn to Rosaria Butterfield's more intellectual writing style, I can also see the value in Jackie Hill Perry's more visceral style, and I think both are needed in the world. 

 For me, this book was difficult, because even though she does a good job of veiling the worst situations she experienced, my brain kept wanting to get stuck on the ickiness of some of things referenced, so I had to read in shorter sections and keep my mental shields up. 

 On the plus side, I loved how she described sin and repentance in a way that emphasized that all Christians are really just dealing with the same problem of conquering sin, regardless of different types of sin we deal with.