Want to know why so many former addicts believe in God? Because we have seen the gates of Hell in our addiction. I am a believer that we all have a story to share and I’m blessed to be able to sit here and tell the world my story in hopes that it will help the next person find their own way back from addiction. For the last 27 years I led a life that took me to jails, prisons, living on the streets, I had burned my personal relationships in the pursuit of something that was destroying me. I am (or was) what you would have called addict or junkie, because I had let my addictions control my life. I am a person in long-term recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. Hi Everyone, I’m JR Weaver, author of The Addiction Manifesto. For those who don’t know already, could you tell us about yourself and your book(s) please? JR Weaver (Twitter profile picture) Hi JR Weaver…. (I’m working my way through my shelf, slowly but surely!) Available now…. **Many thanks to the author and publisher for my review copy via NetGalley** My heart rate increased on more than one occasion and I’m sure I was holding my breath at times.Īn amazing debut novel! I highly recommend! It’s an extremely powerful and tense read.

I could feel the emotion, the desperation, the anger, the sadness. I was as desperate as they were to find out the truth, however painful. I found myself completely invested in the characters. The devastation they face is heart-wrenching and I felt physically sick for them all. I can only imagine how Rachel and Suzie must feel. The very moment I realised what was going on, and the way this story was leading, my stomach did a somersault. There’s not much else I can say without spoiling it for those who haven’t read it yet, but I could happily chat about this book for hours! When she discovers where he is she is beside herself with worry, but nothing could prepare her for what she is about to discover. That would have set my alarm bells ringing for sure, but Suzie is convinced there will be an innocent explanation.

When we meet Suzie, she is besotted with her photographer fiancé, Adam (who Rachel is yet to meet as he always seems to be too busy), but she is becoming increasingly anxious having not heard from him for a while and even more so after finding out her bank account is empty. When we meet Rachel, she is concerned her husband is having an affair and follows him. Rachel and Suzie are friends and have started a business together. I finished If He Wakes last night, and it most definitely gets all the stars from me.

The Addiction Manifesto by Jerry Weaver