Betsy Bonner

Betsy tries so hard to be a mother to her sister, as Mom is suffering from depression and has attempted suicide many times. Dad passed away early on after living as an extreme disciplinarian of his daughters. Atlantis turns to drugs and makes poor choices after becoming addicted to pain pills after a back injury.

Betsy still searches for answers, as her sister is found dead. Or is it her? The questions and quick cremation leaves Betsy to wonder if it was her sister or all camouflage for something much deeper.

The pages pull you into a life of addiction, mental health issues, and desire for connection. I only wish this were fiction, as I feel for Betsy and the questions left unanswered! #hottingerhighlights… (altro)

Author Betsy Bonner’s sister Atlantis (née Eunice) was an aspiring recording artist with substance abuse and legal problems when she was found dead in a Mexican motel room. The investigation was poorly handled, and Bonner was left wondering if the body in the motel room really was her sister’s. To find out more, the author reached out to Atlantis’s “sketchy” associates, including people she dared not refer to by their real names. One such person, “Gretchen,” seemed to hold the key to the mysteries surrounding Atlantis’s disappearance and/or death, but she was evasive and in Bonner’s estimation, “dangerous.”

Bonner weaves as compelling narrative as possible from the bare facts of her sister’s demise and her family’s suicide-prone history. The scene in which Bonner admits she had an abortion rather than risk giving birth to a daughter who would turn out like Atlantis, is particularly disturbing. I predict this book will be popular among those who are drawn to true crime and dysfunctional family stories.

I received an electronic pre-publication copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.… (altro)