Teetering on Disaster
A Memoir
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Meet Michaela: She's the girl next door - except that "next door" happens to be a 27-foot fifth-wheel trailer with no electricity or running water in the Sierra Nevadas. At 17, she sets out to take on the world, but 10 years later, she finds herself right back where she started...in a small mountain town in the middle of nowhere. You'll laugh and you'll cry - sometimes at the same time - as she stumbles upon a few Mr. Right Nows and other adventures on her quest to find love and uncover the girl she always was but had lost somewhere along the way.
Join "Crazy Kayla" and her nutty cast of characters for a little muddy-path rock-crawlin' through the true story of how her American dream survives and thrives, in the face of life's inconveniences and heartbreaking setbacks that sometimes leave her Teetering on Disaster.
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Teetering on Disaster
I found Teetering on Disaster: A Memoir by Michaela Renee Johnson to be a fun and entertaining read. I honestly did not know if I was going to enjoy this book at first but that quickly changed within the first few minutes while listening to the audio version of it. I loved Luanne Martucci’s performance. She really made the memoir come to life. I found myself laughing so hard at some scenes. I definitely understood what was going through. At times it was like it was written about me.
I am giving Teetering on Disaster four and a half stars.
I received the audio version of this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
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