Love Junkie

Love Junkie (2008) by Rachel Resnick. The author describes herself as a love addict, which seems like an accurate description based on the tales she tells in this book. The only problem is, she has a distorted idea of what love is because of her strange parents -- a withholding father, and a mentally ill mother who committed suicide when Resnick was 14. Yet she triumphs, through this book and through a twelve-step program for love addicts, where she learns to stop jumping into inappropriate relationships and, eventually, finds a true loving relationship. I was a little squeamish while reading this book because of the dangerous situations Resnick placed herself in, but it was a fascinating book and a good read. Grade: A-