This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Exposed by Dr. Deborah Jean Burris-Kitchen Ph.D. is a mixed-media book that contains the original poems, short stories, and perspective of the author, with black and white photography by Dr. Heidi M. Williams. The themes vary within the context of social awareness and are broken down into three separate but distinct chapters. Chapter one, Love and Respect, is particularly family focused in which the author writes about relationships, both fictional and real, between both friends and family. Chapter two, Women’s Victimization, Empowerment, and Freedom, revolves around sexism and violence against those who identify as women, as well as sexualization and grooming. Chapter three, Poems of Protest and Change, is about activism at all levels.
Dr. Deborah Jean Burris-Kitchen displays a profound honesty in the work she presents, opening up what can only be attributed to the wounds and healing of personal experience. It takes a great deal of courage to share this type of information and I applaud her desire to do so. I was partial to the poetry, with A Seat at the Table being the standout for me. It speaks of a narcissistic, manipulative man who uses wealth and power only to empower himself and abuse others. In my mind, I had a perfect picture of who this may be, but the beauty of poetry is that someone else might see in it another who is closer to home. The short stories were a little too narrative-dense and hampered the pacing, and the font used on the letters and some other pieces makes them difficult to read. The contemplative photography by Dr. Heidi M. Williams in crisp black and white, together with Burris-Kitchen's exceptional verse, makes Exposed an easy five-star read.
