What It Took From Me: Not a love story. A drinking story.

By Maria Roti

What It Took From Me is not a memoir. It's not a guide to sobriety. It's a smart-ass, brutally honest drinking story - based on real events, told in short, punchy hits.

Inside vou'll find:

Blackout nights that ended in jail cells and hospital beds.Drunk driving wrecks, bar fights, and one very unlucky rose bush.Hallucinations so real I believed I'd been kidnapped, stabbed a nurse, and found
God... only to tell Him to fuck off.The day my pancreas finally quit and my body went into full rebellion, landing me in an eight-day coma.

This isn't about inspiration. This isn't about "getting better." This is about what booze really does - the ugly, funny, humiliating, dangerous, and absolutely devastating moments it leaves in its wake.

If you want a feel-good story, go somewhere else. If you want the truth - the kind that makes you laugh, wince, and maybe squirm because it feels a little too familiar - then yeah, pour yourself a soda and settle in.

What It Took From Me isn't about survival. It's about the ride alcohol sold us - and what it really delivers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ47QKFV
• ISBN13: 9798264169618
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"