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    The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living
    The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living
    The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living
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    The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

    Written by Lacey Sturm

    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

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    About this audiobook

    The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church. What she found there was the reason she is alive today.

    With raw vulnerability, this hard-rock princess tells her own story of physical abuse, drug use, suicide attempts, and her ultimate salvation. She asks the hard questions so many young people are asking-Why am I here? Why am I empty? Why should I go on living?-showing us that beyond the temporary highs and the soul-crushing lows, there is a reason they exist and a purpose for their lives. She not only gives listeners a peek down the rocky path that led her to become a vocalist in a popular hardcore band, but she shows them that the same God is guiding their steps today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 30, 2014
    ISBN9781494578558
    The Reason: How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

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    • 2/5
      Lacey Sturm's heart is definitely in this book, but I'm afraid it doesn't come off as either a great autobiography or a great testament to Christianity. As a biography, it starts well, but follows a disjointed and disorganized path. Some aspects of her life are ignored, others developed and then abruptly abandoned. For example, the first quarter of the book is about her life with her mother and siblings. Then, without ever mentioning that she had a stepfather, he enters the picture and advises her to move in with her grandparents. She does, and her mother, stepfather, and siblings are never mentioned again through the rest of the book.As a testament to faith, her heart is certainly there, but the message is extremely simple, and repeated far too often without any further development.Go get her CD "Life Screams", or one of Flyleaf's albums when she was the lead. She's an awesome singer. But for religious inspiration, look for a book with a bit more depth and organization.
    • 5/5
      A must read for all young women. Love this girl.