A Sucky Love Story: Overcoming Unhappily Ever After

I know to others it might seem unbelievable as to why anyone would believe such exaggerated lies, but what people do not know is that these types of people are so unbelievably convincing, even when you grow suspicious, they always find some convincing lie.I have been in a verbally, mentally, and physically abusive relationship for two years and finally got out of it less than a month ago. While we visited my mother for the holidays, the day after Christmas I was working at 5am and he decided to break my MacBook bc I wouldn't take him to the gym since I was in the middle of working. My mom happened to forget to turn off the inside cameras that morning and caught the whole thing on video. She threw him out and I haven't seen or spoken to him since.Unfortunately, since I lived with him back in the state we lived in, I lost all of my belongings as I have been advised to not contact him at all. Like Brittani, I had recorded accounts of his abuse on the voice memo app. I never listened to any of them until we finally separated. Listening to them broke my heart. From the time he threatened to stab me with a knife, to the time he locked me in a closet for 5 hours bc I was going to leave him, and to the most heartbreaking time when he actually almost killed me by putting a pillow over my face bc I was crying too loud after he kicked me on my leg and he thought the neighbors would hear.Most people wonder why do people like us stay? You have to understand, it's literally like going through Stockholm syndrome. They torture you and then right after apologize and show you so much love. They become your savior and torturer and psychologically the chemicals in your brain bonds you to them and it becomes addictive. Think of it as unfortunately being a heroin addict. You know it's eventually going to kill you but those few moments of heaven and happiness are intoxicating.I thank you Brittani so much for your story. I feel such shame after coming out of this abusive and toxic relationship and if feels so comforting to hear your story and not be alone. Especially the virginity part. I also gave my abuser my virginity and it's painful to think that I'll have the memory that my first was with such a horrible person.I hope our tales help any woman or man in abusive situations to please trust your instincts and get out. I know it'll be painful. Believe me bc I'm in pain, but I know with time I will get better and recognize I made the right decision.Sorry for the long winded review, but this book has truly been helpful during my healing process!

If I had to give one word to describe this book it would be INTENSE.I received this book today and finished it a couple hours after starting it. Why you may ask? Because I could not put it down. Literally not once did I put it down. First let's start with the writing. I felt like Brittani was sitting across from me and telling me this story herself. The writing was personable and 100% hers. I loved the added humor even when humor didn't seem needed. I loved how real everything was when it came to her morals and personal choices. I've read a couple reviews stating that there is too much "rambling" but that just made me love the book even more.I loved everything about it.Now let's talk about the story... WOAH. Honestly, I was expecting this story to end how a lot of domestic abuse relationship stories do (physical abuse, the abused finds the way out, gets police involved, and abuser is captured. OR in a more tragic case, someone dies before the abuser gets caught) Now I'm not saying that's how every story goes by any means, I just seem to see many stories like that. This ending was very unexpected but made SO MUCH SENSE after Brittani slowly reveals things to you throughout the book. I found myself getting angry, upset, and physically scoffing at Milos throughout the book.There was one quote that really hit hard with me and it was when Brittani's mom said "You shouldn't have to beg for someone to love you." I'm not sure if it was exactly worded that way but I 1000% agreed. This book is a perfect example of an abusive relationship. This book shows the perfect signs to look for in an abusive relationship.I've been watching Brittani's Youtube videos since I was in middle school (I'm 20 now), I have even seen the videos that included the sociopath himself. I NEVER would have guessed what was going on behind the camera. This story just shows that not everything is what it seems and if you are in an abusive relationship or seeing signs of one: GET OUT.Thank you Brittani for sharing your story with us. You are an incredibly strong human being and your adorable son is SO lucky to have such a strong mother to look up to.

I’ve been a fan of BLT for many years. I was pretty young when I started watching her, and in many ways I grew up with her content. Back when she did SOS (shout out Sundays) on her channel, I had won a Polaroid camera on one of the giveaways. I remember how when I received it, it came with a personalized note from her, that I still have. She’s always just been so sweet and genuine and uplifting in her content.Flash forward to now, I’m in high school and I am still a fan of her. When I heard about her book I knew I had to read it. And read it I did. It is a raw, hash, no punches pulled retelling of the events that transpired. It made me laugh and cry and everything in between.I’ve seen criticisms from people saying she needed an editor, or it was poorly written, and I disagree. Is it a literary masterpiece, no. But is it meant to be? No. This book wasn’t written to be a New York Times bestseller, or win the noble literature prize. Its an important book, and inspiring book, and a painful book. It’s emotional, not logical. I don’t think brittani was trying to write a masterpiece in a literary sense. But she wrote a masterpiece of emotion, something that completely draws you in, and makes you feel like you’re talking to her.I would recommend this to everyone. I gave my mother a copy, and I’ve told the story to my friends. I love this book.

This hurts. I’m so sorry Brittani had to go through this. I can’t put into words how much this scares me, and how painful it is to know that the desire to connect with someone in a meaningful way, to find happiness and love in another person, was cruelly used to someone’s advantage in every way possible. I can’t explain it, I can’t fathom it, and I wish I had Brittani’s resilience and her will to still see the good in others.

Découvert grâce à la vidéo de Shane Dawson, histoire extrêmement choquante !

I first decided to read this book after watching Shane Dawson's video with Brittani. I've heard of her book before, but due to the cover and title I always assumed it was just another YouTuber romance book. Don't judge a book by it's cover, right? Buying this book was one of the best decisions I've ever made, I couldn't stop reading it. I was completely amazed not only by Brittanie herself but also her story. I experienced so many emotions while reading this and I want to recommend this book to every single person on this planet. I loved it so much, so thanks Shane for convincing me to buy it and a big thanks to Brittani for being a badass ans strong woman.

I couldn't put this book down and stayed up finishing it! I would definitely recommend this book for others to read.

I devoured this memoir in a few hours! Thanks for speaking your truth and showing women all around the world, that we can always find the strength to win.