“Not Finished Yet tells the story of one woman’s transformation. With well-crafted precision and vulnerable honesty, Adams captures the intricacies of being human: the good, the difficult, and how, above all, to keep moving forward.”

— Amber Budd, Editor of The Orange Rose Literary Magazine

 

“Glowing with vulnerability, wit, and craft, Adams reveals how our most imperfect memories become our most treasured.”

— Dave Nash, Writer and Book Reviewer

 

“The essays build like chapters in a well-constructed novel, each one expanding on the previous. The jellyfish imagery could easily have felt overused, yet Adams keeps it alive by varying its emotional and symbolic role. The prose is clear, musical, and purposeful. By the final section, Drifting and Waiting, Adams has achieved something admirable: a memoir that feels open-ended yet complete. “If there is one truth I hope to impart, it is the fact that the act of living is fluid, unending in its potential,” she writes. “We are finished only when we stop moving forward, when we cease to explore the spaces in between.” It’s a fitting conclusion for a book called Not Finished Yet.”

— Maria Ashford, Bookshelfie Reviewer (Five-Star Review)

 

“One of the most interesting formats of sharing one’s life experiences I have come across in a long time. The rawness of loss, entwined with quiet gestures of love, is haunting yet beautiful. The book is impossible to set aside.”

— Jamie Michele, Readers’ Favorite (Five-Star Review)

 

“Not Finished Yet travels the span of a life without defining its ending. What’s best is the consistent metaphor for an ever-transformative existence, leading to a hopeful new beginning.”

— Melissa Ruth Rotert, Editor of Epistemic Literary Journal and Author of The Ridders Series

 

“Threaded with humor, grace, and unsparing honesty, Not Finished Yet is both an autopsy and an anthem— an exploration of trauma, grief, and healing that invites the reader to celebrate the courage to allow ourselves to be undone and the beauty of the in-between moments that precede real growth and change.”

— Barlow Adams, Writer and Essayist