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Broken Promises & Burnt Spoons: A raw story of addiction, motherhood, and the fight to survive when the world gives up on you.
She was a mother.
She was an addict.
She was a survivor—until the weight got too heavy to carry.
Jazmine Mitchell had kids too young, fell in love with the wrong man, and ended up chasing her next high instead of chasing dreams. Set in Lubbock, Texas, Broken Promises & Burnt Spoons tells the unfiltered story of a woman battling demons—some she inherited, some she created—and the children left behind to carry her name.
Told through powerful first-person storytelling, raw inner thoughts, and even the voice of her daughter years later, this novel cuts deep into the truth about addiction, foster care, family betrayal, and what it really costs to fall apart in front of the world.
This ain’t a comeback story.
It’s a survival story.
And sometimes… surviving is the victory.
—
Written by Shay Marie, this book is not for the weak. But it is for the ones who’ve been there. The ones who know.
She was an addict.
She was a survivor—until the weight got too heavy to carry.
Jazmine Mitchell had kids too young, fell in love with the wrong man, and ended up chasing her next high instead of chasing dreams. Set in Lubbock, Texas, Broken Promises & Burnt Spoons tells the unfiltered story of a woman battling demons—some she inherited, some she created—and the children left behind to carry her name.
Told through powerful first-person storytelling, raw inner thoughts, and even the voice of her daughter years later, this novel cuts deep into the truth about addiction, foster care, family betrayal, and what it really costs to fall apart in front of the world.
This ain’t a comeback story.
It’s a survival story.
And sometimes… surviving is the victory.
—
Written by Shay Marie, this book is not for the weak. But it is for the ones who’ve been there. The ones who know.
62 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2025
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February 11, 2026
Generational Trauma
Though this story was short, it was incredibly impactful. It was heartbreaking—sad in a way that hurts you deep down to your core, to your soul. It showed how pain can be passed down from one generation to the next, and it’s devastating that it had to continue the way it did.
This was a great read. I’m not upset about it at all—it just makes me sad, because it’s a reminder that these are the kinds of struggles our communities are plagued with across the world. Not just in my community, but in communities everywhere.
It’s painful, but it’s also reality. And that’s exactly what made this story so powerful. Great read.
Though this story was short, it was incredibly impactful. It was heartbreaking—sad in a way that hurts you deep down to your core, to your soul. It showed how pain can be passed down from one generation to the next, and it’s devastating that it had to continue the way it did.
This was a great read. I’m not upset about it at all—it just makes me sad, because it’s a reminder that these are the kinds of struggles our communities are plagued with across the world. Not just in my community, but in communities everywhere.
It’s painful, but it’s also reality. And that’s exactly what made this story so powerful. Great read.
April 1, 2026
Unfilled promises
The story was a definitely good read i love how the author told the story raw and to the point of how the environment or circumstance can change how a person life changes. This was a new author for me I will be checking out other work she has. Thank you for the realest and rawest story told job well written.
The story was a definitely good read i love how the author told the story raw and to the point of how the environment or circumstance can change how a person life changes. This was a new author for me I will be checking out other work she has. Thank you for the realest and rawest story told job well written.
November 14, 2025
Powerful message👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
However, this is either my 3rd or 4th book by this author and I just wish she had an editor or took the time to read through her book before publishing it bc all of her books have a lot of spelling or grammatical errors which can be kind of distracting at times.
However, this is either my 3rd or 4th book by this author and I just wish she had an editor or took the time to read through her book before publishing it bc all of her books have a lot of spelling or grammatical errors which can be kind of distracting at times.
October 11, 2025
... I'm sobbing
again
again
November 28, 2025
not sure….
I mean…. It was just ok….. could have given more….. maybe a good read for someone dealing or recovering from addiction
I mean…. It was just ok….. could have given more….. maybe a good read for someone dealing or recovering from addiction
January 14, 2026
felt this 100%
My situation is not the same but the struggle is, tryna claw my way back to me!!!! This was definitely a good read, I wish that it was longer.
My situation is not the same but the struggle is, tryna claw my way back to me!!!! This was definitely a good read, I wish that it was longer.
January 27, 2026
I don’t do spoilers but just wanted to say “I hated the outcome”
February 13, 2026
Confused
This book was really short and extremely confusing. I'm so confused right now. What did I just read 🤔 🤔
This book was really short and extremely confusing. I'm so confused right now. What did I just read 🤔 🤔
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