Placing Bets is about Amanda Miah's journey from pregnant teenager to happily married adult. It is a story about difficult decisions, poor choices, and then finding faith which leads to a miraculous turnaround. There were some editing errors, but the one thing that seemed to be lacking for me was true emotion. It was detailed, but somehow I couldn't feel any real emotion in this Memoir. I do admire Ms. Miah's courageous decision about her first child and am happy she found the love of her life.