Courageously Broken

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A Review by CJ Ives Lopez

Courageously Broken: A memoir of overcoming adversity and conquering the battle scars of life by D.A. Michaels

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Reading D.A. Michael’s book, make sure you bring a tissue is all I can say. I heard about her book and started following her before I read it, so I had a little insight into her life before knowing her back story.

When I picked up the book, I had no idea what I was about to get into, but when I did, honestly, I was even more in awe than I was by watching how she was a selfless person.

D.A started in life having a lot of odds against her, but you will find out is that this woman is the epitome of a fighter. I don’t mean she throws down in a bar; no, she has a mental toughness that you can’t teach someone. They are born with it and utilize it to become kinder than you can ever imagine.

At the beginning of D.A.’s book, I started with tears in my eyes and a heart full of rage, wanting to hurt the ones who hurt her, but by the time I hit the middle, my heart was full of pride in who she was becoming.

D.A. had the honor of working with our nation’s elite forces and didn’t just sit on her thumbs. No, she dug in and wanted to learn the down and dirty of what they did on their missions.

I found comedy in the most unusual places of her story and appreciated her viewpoints so much.

There were times when I thought the story was ending, yet it continued, and I never realized I was so intrigued with wanting to see where it was taking me that I looked up, and it was well past my bedtime.

I am thankful for D.A.’s service inside and outside of the military in keeping us all safe from the things that go bump in the night, and I am saddened that she had to go through what she did; however, I think it makes her uniquely kind and amazingly courageous beyond anyone I have ever known. This is a must-read and one you want on your shelf to read more than once to remind us that the human spirit is capable of so much.

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