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Tag Archives: mental health
“Forbidden” by Tabitha Suzuma
Have any of you ever read Flowers in the Attic by V C Andrews? It focuses on the story of the Dollanganger children and how they survive when their mother leaves them locked in an attic for years. It’s a brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged consensual incest, family, Forbidden, Lochan, Maya, mental health, neglect, relationships, Tabitha Suzuma, taboo
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“The Book of Lost Things” by John Connolly
You know you’re in for a treat with a new book when your roommate exclaims excitedly over the title in your hand as you read in the lounge room and then continues to gush for the next five minutes over … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, David, fairytales, family, fantasy, John Connolly, LGBTQ, mental health, The Book of Lost Things, WWII
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“You’re Never Weird on the Internet (almost)” by Felicia Day
As an aspiring writer (because I can’t actually remember the last time I wrote something that I completely came up with on my own), I am aware of how hard the conversational, stream-of-consciousness writing style is. I’ve tried it many … Continue reading
“If You Feel Too Much” by Jamie Tworkowski
I’m not entirely sure how to start this post. If You Feel Too Much wasn’t so much a book as it was an experience. How do you explain an experience? Experiences are different for everyone. I suppose I should start with … Continue reading
“The Awakening” by Kate Chopin
There aren’t many books where my first thought upon finishing is “wow, I wish I could study this book”. But The Awakening is one of them. I originally bought this book after reading Melissa Marr’s story ‘Awakened’ in the Rags & Bones anthology. As … Continue reading
“Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened” by Allie Brosh.
Look at me go. Three days back and two new blog posts. I’m on fire. (Probably doesn’t hurt that this book is essentially three quarters pictures). For those of you who don’t know, Hyperbole and a Half actually started life as … Continue reading
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Tagged Allie Brosh, blog-to-book, depression, Hyperbole and a Half, memoir, mental health
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“Lady Midnight” by Cassandra Clare
I finished Lady Midnight this morning and I’m not entirely sure how I felt about the experience. There’s this thing that seems to happen to YA authors where, when they get popular, editors just let them do whatever they want, at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassandra Clare, Dru, Emma Carstairs, family, fantasy, fey, Julian Blackthorn, Livvy, Los Angeles, love, Mark, mental health, Nephilim, relationships, Shadowhunters, Tavvy, The Dark Artifices, Ty, YA
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“All The Bright Places” by Jennifer Niven
I can count on one hand the number of books that have made me shed a tear. And that’s usually it; one single tear and a slight burning in the back of the throat. It takes a singular author to … Continue reading
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Tagged All The Bright Places, bipolar, first love, grief, Jennifer Niven, mental health, suicidality, suicide, Theodore Finch, Ultraviolet, Violet Markey, wanderings, YA
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“The Rest Of Us Just Live Here” by Patrick Ness
Within the space of a few weeks, I have read four Ness books. After finishing The Rest of us Just Live Here, I now only have one Ness to go: A Monster Calls. And since that particular unread Ness is going to … Continue reading
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Tagged anorexia, family, friends, indie kids, Jared, Mel, mental health, Michael, OCD, parody, Patrick Ness, relationships, satire, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, YA
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#29 “Solitaire” by Alice Oseman
Goose – Dawn O’Porter Murder in Mississippi – John Safran Elianne – Judy Nunn Divergent – Veronica Roth Insurgent – Veronica Roth Allegiant – Veronica Roth The Messenger – Markus Zusak Fragile Things – Neil Gaiman The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons NOS4R2 – Joe Hill Hades – Candice … Continue reading
My Infernal Imagination 