Still in the Game by Devon Still

The story starts off with Devon's childhood and his parents' background. Like most who have made it big, it didn't come without a struggle. It is real.

I have to be honest that when starting the book out in the first chapter, it was hard to stay more engaged with the book but that is more the style of writing, I think. I am not sure if that was because it is a Friday evening or if because of the way that the book was written. Which isn't bad, it's just not as engaging as it could have been.

But then the book takes off in terms of getting hooked into-- it's like some of the movies that you start watching and before you know it you are so in depth with the season have the day has gone by. Yea, this is that kind of book. And you get hooked. He gets intimate into parts of his life that most people would never do. Like him getting locked up and fingerprinted for stealing a bike as a 10-year-old. He was let out after a few hours but it changed his life.

I found this book to be raw at times and other times more muted but for the most part, it was very relatable as to his story. And honestly, very relatable to many people. We often think of celebs as having been on one of two ends of a cultural spectrum. And you can tell that he struggled with the same things that people from any given culture struggled with. Fear of what was wrong in his life, what his wrongdoings were, and those helped to build his faith.

Those moments growing up, including getting in trouble, helped prep him for the strength to be able to later see that as a strength (the skills that he learned) than as a weakness when his daughter started battling cancer.

How do I personally know this? I have been through my fair share of things as well. And I can tell you that there is a big struggle growing up in hard circumstances and it is not easy to rise from that. And he did. That strength he acquired was needed for him to be able to face one of the hardest challenges which was to see his own flesh and blood- his daughter, struggle with something her body was fighting from a very early age.

This is a very relatable book and I enjoyed it. It could use more editing to be more engaging with the reader. And the way the book was promoted wasn't what the whole book was about-- which is great but a little mislead a little.

I give this book 4 out of 5.

Book Description

Be proud of your scars. They’re signs that you survived whatever tried to break you.

For Devon Still, life has been a journey from one scar to the next. From one challenge to the next. His is a story of pushing through pain and overcoming obstacles of all shapes and sizes—of choosing to fight for the sake of his family, his community, and his faith.

Millions of people around the world have been inspired by Devon’s tireless devotion in helping his daughter, Leah, learn how to “beat up cancer.” But in these pages, Devon takes readers behind the headlines to reveal the deeper story of what prepared him for that fight.

Still in the Game is Devon’s declaration that our challenges reveal our purpose, that our scars make us stronger, and that no loss is too great to stop our comeback!