💔 Sisters And Addiction

The devastating ripple effects of addiction within a sisterly bond, where one sibling's struggle reshapes the other's life in ways neither can fully control.

All-Night Pharmacy

by Ruth Madievsky • 2023

When her wild sister vanishes, a young woman claws toward sobriety and a long-buried self.

3.50

8k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Literary Fiction 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👯 Toxic Sisterhood 🔍 Missing Sister 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

All-Night Pharmacy 90%

When her wild sister vanishes, a young woman claws toward sobriety and a long-buried self.

by Ruth Madievsky 2023

3.50

8k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Literary Fiction 💊 Addiction And Recovery 👯 Toxic Sisterhood 🔍 Missing Sister 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Blue Sisters

by Coco Mellors • 2024

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

3.90

336k+

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Blue Sisters 90%

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

by Coco Mellors 2024

3.90

336k+ ratings

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Favourite Daughter

by Morgan Dick • 2025

A teacher's inheritance forces therapy, where her therapist is the half-sister she never knew.

3.58

9k+

👭 Estranged Sisters 🤫 Family Secrets 💰 Inheritance Drama 🍸 Alcoholic Protagonist 🛋️ Therapy Subplot

Favourite Daughter 90%

A teacher's inheritance forces therapy, where her therapist is the half-sister she never knew.

by Morgan Dick 2025

3.58

9k+ ratings

👭 Estranged Sisters 🤫 Family Secrets 💰 Inheritance Drama 🍸 Alcoholic Protagonist 🛋️ Therapy Subplot

High Achiever

by Tiffany Jenkins • 2017

Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.

4.20

47k+

💉 Opiate Addiction 🔗 Women In Prison 🎭 Functional Addicts 🕊️ Addiction Recovery 🔫 Addiction And Crime

High Achiever 89%

Her boyfriend was the cop investigating her crime: the true story of addiction's double life.

by Tiffany Jenkins 2017

4.20

47k+ ratings

💉 Opiate Addiction 🔗 Women In Prison 🎭 Functional Addicts 🕊️ Addiction Recovery 🔫 Addiction And Crime

Ricochet

by Krista Ritchie • 2013

Her boyfriend is in rehab. She's a sex addict walking alone through a gauntlet of temptation.

3.73

111k+

🖤 Codependent Love 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🫂 Found Family 🛋️ Therapy Journey 👯 Sister Bonds

Ricochet 89%

Her boyfriend is in rehab. She's a sex addict walking alone through a gauntlet of temptation.

by Krista Ritchie 2013

3.73

111k+ ratings

🖤 Codependent Love 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🫂 Found Family 🛋️ Therapy Journey 👯 Sister Bonds

The Seventh Wish

by Kate Messner • 2016

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

4.17

4k+

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

The Seventh Wish 88%

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

by Kate Messner 2016

4.17

4k+ ratings

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

You'd Be Home Now

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2021

When a fatal crash exposes her brother's addiction, she becomes the family's invisible caretaker.

4.13

82k+

💊 Sibling Addiction 🤫 Secret Relationship 📢 Slut-Shaming 💉 Opioid Crisis 🕊️ Survivor Guilt

You'd Be Home Now 88%

When a fatal crash exposes her brother's addiction, she becomes the family's invisible caretaker.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2021

4.13

82k+ ratings

💊 Sibling Addiction 🤫 Secret Relationship 📢 Slut-Shaming 💉 Opioid Crisis 🕊️ Survivor Guilt

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

by Jessica Guerrieri • 2025

An artist mother drinks to quiet her other self, until her performance of perfect motherhood breaks.

3.88

6k+

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤰 Motherhood Ambivalence 🪆 Generational Trauma 👯‍♀️ Chosen Sisterhood

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Summary

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 88%

An artist mother drinks to quiet her other self, until her performance of perfect motherhood breaks.

by Jessica Guerrieri 2025

3.88

6k+ ratings

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤰 Motherhood Ambivalence 🪆 Generational Trauma 👯‍♀️ Chosen Sisterhood

Lock and Key

by Sarah Dessen • 2008

When her mother disappears, a guarded teen must start over with the sister she barely knows.

3.99

153k+

👩‍👩‍👧 Estranged Sisters 🏡 Found Family 💊 Parent Addiction ⚠️ Domestic Abuse 🏠 Boy Next Door

Lock and Key 88%

When her mother disappears, a guarded teen must start over with the sister she barely knows.

by Sarah Dessen 2008

3.99

153k+ ratings

👩‍👩‍👧 Estranged Sisters 🏡 Found Family 💊 Parent Addiction ⚠️ Domestic Abuse 🏠 Boy Next Door

Brothers

by Alex Van Halen • 2024

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

4.08

9k+

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

Brothers 88%

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

by Alex Van Halen 2024

4.08

9k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

Crank

by Ellen Hopkins • 2004

At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.

4.16

156k+

💉 Addiction Fiction 🎭 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🌀 Good Girl Unraveling 💔 Toxic First Love

Crank 88%

At her addict father's, a good girl tries meth and fractures into a reckless double.

by Ellen Hopkins 2004

4.16

156k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Fiction 🎭 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🌀 Good Girl Unraveling 💔 Toxic First Love

Some Kind of Perfect

by Krista Ritchie • 2016

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

4.59

32k+

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

Some Kind of Perfect 88%

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

by Krista Ritchie 2016

4.59

32k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

The Daughters of Block Island

by Christa Carmen • 2023

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

3.79

7k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

The Daughters of Block Island 88%

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

by Christa Carmen 2023

3.79

7k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 88%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas).

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra • 1997

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

3.24

8k+

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). Summary

Campos de fresas (Novela ambientada en el mundo de las drogas). 87%

A teenager overdoses on a party drug; her friends have hours to find the antidote.

by Jordi Sierra i Fabra 1997

3.24

8k+ ratings

💊 Teen Drug Use 🍽️ Eating Disorder 👥 Friends In Crisis ⏳ Race Against Time 🎭 Gritty Realism

Glass

by Ellen Hopkins • 2007

To survive motherhood, a teen relapses, and her dangerous alter ego takes the wheel.

4.29

75k+

💉 Meth Addiction 📜 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🍼 Teen Motherhood 🔁 Cycle Of Addiction

Glass 87%

To survive motherhood, a teen relapses, and her dangerous alter ego takes the wheel.

by Ellen Hopkins 2007

4.29

75k+ ratings

💉 Meth Addiction 📜 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🍼 Teen Motherhood 🔁 Cycle Of Addiction

Tweak

by Nic Sheff • 2008

Eighteen months sober, one relapse, and he's back on the street. A meth memoir with no filter.

3.99

48k+

🖋️ Addiction Memoir 💎 Crystal Meth 🔄 Cycle Of Relapse 🚶 Street Life 👶 Early Onset Addiction

Tweak 87%

Eighteen months sober, one relapse, and he's back on the street. A meth memoir with no filter.

by Nic Sheff 2008

3.99

48k+ ratings

🖋️ Addiction Memoir 💎 Crystal Meth 🔄 Cycle Of Relapse 🚶 Street Life 👶 Early Onset Addiction

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 87%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls

by Anissa Gray • 2019

Their sister's imprisonment forces two women to raise her daughters and face their unspoken wounds.

3.62

21k+

🖤 Black Family Drama 🔒 Incarcerated Parent 👯 Sisterly Bonds 🍽️ Eating Disorder 🏘️ Small Town Scandal

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls 87%

Their sister's imprisonment forces two women to raise her daughters and face their unspoken wounds.

by Anissa Gray 2019

3.62

21k+ ratings

🖤 Black Family Drama 🔒 Incarcerated Parent 👯 Sisterly Bonds 🍽️ Eating Disorder 🏘️ Small Town Scandal

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 87%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

I Forgot to Die

by Khalil Rafati • 2015

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

4.34

3k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

I Forgot to Die 87%

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

by Khalil Rafati 2015

4.34

3k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 87%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

The Clinic

by Cate Quinn • 2024

An undercover agent poses as an addict in a luxury rehab where her sister was murdered.

3.51

40k+

🏥 Luxury Rehab 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🖤 Female Sociopath 🕵️‍♀️ Undercover Patient 👯 Sisterly Bond

The Clinic 87%

An undercover agent poses as an addict in a luxury rehab where her sister was murdered.

by Cate Quinn 2024

3.51

40k+ ratings

🏥 Luxury Rehab 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🖤 Female Sociopath 🕵️‍♀️ Undercover Patient 👯 Sisterly Bond

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 87%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

The Glass Girl

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2024

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

4.29

21k+

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

The Glass Girl 87%

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2024

4.29

21k+ ratings

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 87%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

First Comes Love

by Marion Winik • 1996

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

4.14

441

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

First Comes Love 87%

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

by Marion Winik 1996

4.14

441 ratings

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

4.55

819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 87%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Slags

by Emma Jane Unsworth • 2025

She quit drinking. Her sister settled down. On a motorhome trip through Scotland, both come undone.

3.35

14k+

🚐 Sister Road Trip 🎭 Wild Sister Good Sister 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🍃 Sobriety Journey 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

Slags 87%

She quit drinking. Her sister settled down. On a motorhome trip through Scotland, both come undone.

by Emma Jane Unsworth 2025

3.35

14k+ ratings

🚐 Sister Road Trip 🎭 Wild Sister Good Sister 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🍃 Sobriety Journey 🏔️ Scottish Highlands

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children

by Allison Bottke • 2008

Six faith-based steps to stop enabling your adult child, end the chaos, and reclaim your sanity.

4.16

748

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚧 Family Boundaries 🆘 Enabling Behaviors 🙏 Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christian Parenting

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children Summary

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children 87%

Six faith-based steps to stop enabling your adult child, end the chaos, and reclaim your sanity.

by Allison Bottke 2008

4.16

748 ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚧 Family Boundaries 🆘 Enabling Behaviors 🙏 Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christian Parenting

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 87%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

3.67

418

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Why We Drink Too Much 87%

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

418 ratings

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

You Are But Dust

by Hannah Clayton • 2025

At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.

3.50

1k+

👁️ Unreliable Narrator 💀 Personified Death 🌀 Addiction Spiral 🖤 Grief As Horror 🌫️ Hallucinatory Reality

You Are But Dust 87%

At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.

by Hannah Clayton 2025

3.50

1k+ ratings

👁️ Unreliable Narrator 💀 Personified Death 🌀 Addiction Spiral 🖤 Grief As Horror 🌫️ Hallucinatory Reality

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar • 2024

Haunted by his mother's death, a queer Iranian actor plays dying patients while seeking a sign.

4.14

200k+

📚 Immigrant Fiction 🤝 Found Family 🤫 Family Secrets 💭 Existential Crisis 💪 Addiction Recovery

Martyr! 87%

Haunted by his mother's death, a queer Iranian actor plays dying patients while seeking a sign.

by Kaveh Akbar 2024

4.14

200k+ ratings

📚 Immigrant Fiction 🤝 Found Family 🤫 Family Secrets 💭 Existential Crisis 💪 Addiction Recovery

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

4.14

5k+

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Never Enough 87%

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

The Prelude

by William Wordsworth • 1850

He broke women for sport. Then he met someone who played his game better, with cameras.

3.88

4k+

🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Recovery Memoirs 🔄 Cycles Of Trauma 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

The Prelude 87%

He broke women for sport. Then he met someone who played his game better, with cameras.

by William Wordsworth 1850

3.88

4k+ ratings

🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Recovery Memoirs 🔄 Cycles Of Trauma 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Whore

by Tanika Lynch • 2002

Abandoned at fourteen with two siblings, she turns to the streets to keep them alive.

4.47

2k+

📖 Street Lit 🏙️ Inner City 🏠 Found Family 🛟 Rescuer Romance 💔 Mother Wound

Whore 87%

Abandoned at fourteen with two siblings, she turns to the streets to keep them alive.

by Tanika Lynch 2002

4.47

2k+ ratings

📖 Street Lit 🏙️ Inner City 🏠 Found Family 🛟 Rescuer Romance 💔 Mother Wound

After All

by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

1k+

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

After All 87%

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

by Mary Tyler Moore 1995

3.81

1k+ ratings

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 87%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

4.17

957

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Addictive Thinking 87%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

4.17

957 ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 87%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 87%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

The Sober Revolution

by Sarah Turner • 2013

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

3.98

410

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Sober Revolution 87%

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

by Sarah Turner 2013

3.98

410 ratings

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 87%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

How to Murder Your Life

by Cat Marnell • 2017

Beauty editor at Condé Nast. Adderall, cocaine, and PCP. The story she wrote between binges.

3.88

21k+

🖤 Addiction Memoir 👗 Fashion Journalism 💀 Self-Destruction ⚡ Dark Comedy 💄 Beauty Industry

How to Murder Your Life 87%

Beauty editor at Condé Nast. Adderall, cocaine, and PCP. The story she wrote between binges.

by Cat Marnell 2017

3.88

21k+ ratings

🖤 Addiction Memoir 👗 Fashion Journalism 💀 Self-Destruction ⚡ Dark Comedy 💄 Beauty Industry

The Urge

by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

4.03

2k+

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Urge 87%

Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.

by Carl Erik Fisher 2022

4.03

2k+ ratings

📜 History Of Addiction 🏥 History Of Medicine 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Weakness Of Will 💰 Behavioral Economics

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown • 2006

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

4.26

39k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

A Piece of Cake 87%

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

by Cupcake Brown 2006

4.26

39k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

by Alison Espach • 2022

A teenager loses her older sister in a crash, then spends years confessing to her ghost.

3.81

41k+

👯 Sister Bond 🪦 Sibling Loss 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🌱 Coming-Of-Age Grief 💔 Complicated Love

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Summary

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance 87%

A teenager loses her older sister in a crash, then spends years confessing to her ghost.

by Alison Espach 2022

3.81

41k+ ratings

👯 Sister Bond 🪦 Sibling Loss 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🌱 Coming-Of-Age Grief 💔 Complicated Love

The Truth About Ruby Cooper

by Liz Nugent • 2026

A jealous teenager frames her sister's boyfriend for rape; the lie haunts three decades.

4.14

7k+

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry ⚖️ False Accusation 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Truth About Ruby Cooper 87%

A jealous teenager frames her sister's boyfriend for rape; the lie haunts three decades.

by Liz Nugent 2026

4.14

7k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry ⚖️ False Accusation 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Nest

by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney • 2016

Four siblings, one trust fund, and the crash that forces them to finally grow up.

3.41

183k+

🏠 Family Saga ⏳ Midlife Reckoning ✍️ Creative Block 🖤 Darkly Comic 🗽 New York City

The Nest 87%

Four siblings, one trust fund, and the crash that forces them to finally grow up.

by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016

3.41

183k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga ⏳ Midlife Reckoning ✍️ Creative Block 🖤 Darkly Comic 🗽 New York City

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