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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Rosanna Ingram

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice, #1)Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This a fast-paced story that I devoured in one sitting. Valerie is a social worker that has past dram in her life that has prevented her from opening up to those around her. However, when she is asked to start a trauma support group, she finds the stories of those around her inspiring and have her wanting to delve into her own past. As she is also working on a murder case, she finds herself opening up to a detective that she has pushed away previously. The boundaries that she has set for herself are becoming blurred and you will have to read the story to see how it all works out.

I enjoyed this book and read it all the way through. There were a lot of ups and downs, emotionally, and there are definitely some triggers that could affect some readers. I found myself okay with them and able to read through the story. This isn’t a genre I usually gravitate to…but this story kept my interest and I may check out other books from this author.

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Laura Furuta

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice, #1)Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1)
By Jessica Aiken-Hall
5 out of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading the book Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall. It is a story that pulled me in from the beginning and didn’t let me go until the final page. It is a book that had me turning pages at times wondering what was going to happen next. I liked the character of Valerie Williamson. She is a woman who has kept herself closed off from others except for her cat, Gabriel. She could not have realized the changes that were coming when she was forced to start a trauma support group. She doesn’t feel comfortable comforting others with what she has had to deal with in the past. How will the support group turn out? Valerie also is looking into the death of a young woman as well as letting a detective who she has always pushed away, get closer to her. With all the changes in her life will her boundaries become blurred? What does the future hold for Valerie? Read this book to find out. This story is a bit dark at times and does include a discussion of subjects that may be sensitive to read about. I couldn’t help but care about what happened to Valerie and want her to be happy. I also enjoyed reading about the romance that begins for her. There are other additional characters that Valerie interacts with and each has their part to play in the story. This is a book that had my emotions going up and down the entire time I was reading it. Don’t miss out on this intriguing story.

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Debi Kircher

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice, #1)Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall

5 Stars

You talk about feelings and thoughts being all knotted up after reading a story…This one definitely had me all confused about how I felt after reading the last page.

Not sure how to review this book, do not want to give anything away but know that I really enjoyed it, there were times I couldn’t read it fast enough. I love how the story weaved around with a few different moving parts. I love how there were times it was a bit dark and then there were times I actually smiled. I loved the character development and wasn’t too sure about Valerie at first, as it didn’t really seem she was too sure about herself, but as her story came out and relationships started forming, I found myself completely connected to her and weirdly understanding all that happened in this book.

I really love this author and how she is able to make me feel what the characters are feeling and getting so wrapt up in my reading that nothing outside the book really registers till I’m done.

Awesome and I can not wait for more from this author!

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Kerry Baker

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice, #1)Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall is the first book in the Scope of Practice series. This is a fast paced book that keeps you entertained.
I found it really easy to get into this book. The author has created an exciting story with plenty of twists and turns to keep that pace going. This was backed up with strong characters that were engaging.
This is a strong start to a series and I am definitely looking forward to what is next.

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1)Boundaries by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book. It is a mystery, suspenseful story that is engaging and fast paced. It is a well written story that has characters that I had no issues connecting with. They made the story realistic. They are strong and supportive to each other. The twists and turns kept me turning pages to the end. This story is about Valarie. She is a social worker that has had trauma in her past. She is more comfortable with the dead than the living. What will happen when she is asked to run a trauma support group? Her boundaries are tested, will she find herself letting down walls she has built up? I enjoyed watching her grow throughout the story. I highly recommend this book.

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Boundaries (Scope of Practice Book 1) by Jessica Aiken-Hall

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Genre – Crime

Page Count – 296 pages

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Valerie Williamson is known as the Anti-social Social Worker by her colleagues at Lawrenceville Regional Hospital. After a traumatic event, she closed off her world sixteen years ago to everyone, except her cat, Gabriel. She is more comfortable with the dead than the living and her job as a deceased patient coordinator keeps her content.

Everything changes when she is forced to start a trauma support group. How can she comfort people with trauma, when she can’t even talk about her past? And then, the death of 19-year-old Carmen Davidson leaves questions that eat away at her every thought. With her walls down, she let the detective she’s been pushing away get close to her. With all of this, can Valerie keep her boundaries from blurring?

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 Jessica Aiken-Hall, author of her award-winning memoir, The Monster That Ate My Mommy lives in New Hampshire with her husband, three children, and three dogs. She is a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence and is a fierce advocate. Her mission is to help others share their story.

She has a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, with over a decade of experience   as a social worker. She is also a Reiki Master and focuses her attention on healing.

When she is not writing, she enjoys listening to Tom Petty, walking along the beach,       looking at the moon, and watching murder shows.

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The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Jenni Bishop

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The Monster That Ate My MommyThe Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall is an amazing memoir written by a very courageous woman. Jessica give us a look into her horrible, sad and depressing life. It is raw and emotional journey that has made her into the strong woman she is today. It is powerful, depressing, heartbreaking true account of everything she went through. I applaud you for sharing your life and your heart and every soul destroying thing you had to live through. But for all that Jessica endured she came out fighting and found her way in life with the support of those who love her. It is well written and I felt like I was there with Jessica throughout it all.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Erin Davidson

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The Monster That Ate My MommyThe Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall is an emotional stirring memoir that moved me in ways literature has never done before. Following Jessica’s and her harrowing journey through life, with all its highs and many lows. This book was so beautifully written and emotionally raw, that I couldn’t put it down and read most of it in a single sitting. I feel blessed to have read such a book and thank Jessica for being so brave and sharing her story with the world. To tell her story about growing up in a violent household, to being sexually harassed and raped as young child, to battling against mental illness and severe depression, and coming out of it stronger than ever. Her story is evocative and emotional, and I recommend that everyone read this book and open their eyes up to the dangers many abused kids are dealing with, and speak up.
5/5 stars. Thank you Jessie

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The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Debi Kircher

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The Monster That Ate My MommyThe Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Monster That Ate My Mommy by Jessica Aiken-Hall

5 Awesomely Amazing Heartbreaking Stars

I am an avid reader and have read since I was very young, I’m not so young anymore and can confidently say I’ve read more books in my lifetime than most normal readers that read for pleasure. I without even a second thought can say that there is not another book I’ve read that has touched me the way this book has. This author has taken a heartbreaking story and filled it with so much courage and hope making me feel so many emotions while reading it that I’ve had to take a few hours to sit and get my thoughts together before being able to even think of writing this review.

I am in complete awe of this author. The strength and courage it had to have taken to write this and while writing having to relive it all is far beyond my thought process. What is also beyond what I can imagine is that this is real, and is happening right now all over the world, this author proves that it can be happening right next door to us and we have no clue.

She is a brave survivor. Ive wanted to meet many authors in person but never as much as I’d love to meet this one if only to lay my eyes on such strength and beauty. I absolutely loved how this book was written, the words formed her emotions even when those emotions were hard to feel.

I truly just don’t know what else to say, reviewing this book feels wrong because this wasn’t just a book, this was a life put into words brilliantly!! I will recommend to every person I know that they read this story!!

Have followed this author and will one click anything and everything.

Review by @debikircher

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