Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Good morning!! I hope you’re all having a fantastic day! ❤
Today I’m here with a review for the widely acclaimed YA novel, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, which I really, really liked.
I  hope you enjoy! 😉

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It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary, Mental Illness, Romance
Pages: 444
Publication Date: May 2007
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Read August 2020

Goodreads Synopsis:
Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life – which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself.
Craig’s suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety.
Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness.

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Review: Crank

Good morning! I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy! ❤
Today I’m bringing you a review of my latest read, Crank by Ellen Hopkins. I had SUPER high expectations going into this book, and while I did enjoy the story itself as well as the writing style quite a lot, I didn’t love the novel as a whole.
Happy reading!! 🙂

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Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary, Poetry/Verse, Mental Illness
Series: Crank #1
Pages: 537
Publication Date: October 2004
My Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Read July 2020

Goodreads Synopsis:
In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the “monster,” the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or “crank.” Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne’er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: “there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree.” Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won’t, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.

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Have you read Crank? Is it on your TBR?
Have you read any of Ellen Hopkins’ other novels? Which one should I read next?
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Review: Something Like Normal

Hello and happy Friday, my lovely readers! I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy! ❤
Today I’m back with a review for my latest read, Something Like Normal, which is the first full-length novel that I’ve read in I don’t even know how long. I wasn’t thrilled with it, but it was enjoyable for the most part.
Happy reading! 😉

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Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary, Romance, Mental Illness, War
Pages: 224
Publication Date: June 2012
My Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Read June 2020

Goodreads Synopsis:
When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an irresistible and eminently lovable hero.

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Have you read this book? Is it on your TBR?
Are there any other books that you’ve read about soldiers with PTSD that you would recommend?
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Review: Go Ask Alice

Good morning!! I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy! ❤
Today I am sharing a review for a well-known, but in my opinion, very disappointing story, Go Ask Alice.
Happy reading!! 😉

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Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks (as “Anonymous”)
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary, Mental Illness
Pages: 213
Publication Date: 
My Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Read May 2020

Goodreads Synopsis:
It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth — and ultimately her life.
Read her diary.
Enter her world.
You will never forget her.

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Have you read Go Ask Alice?
Did you know that it’s entirely fictional?
Were you able to connect with Alice?
Have you read any of Beatrice Sparks’ other novels?
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Thanks so much for reading! Until next time!! 🙂

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Review: A Trick of the Light

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! Now that all of my university classes have been moved to online, I have a little bit more free time, most of which I’ve been spending reading!!
Today I’m back with a review of my latest read, A Trick of the Light. Hope you enjoy! 😉

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A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger
Genre: Young Adult – Contemporary, Mental Illness
Pages: 189
Publication Date: 
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Read March 2020

Goodreads Synopsis:
Telling a story of a rarely recognized segment of eating disorder sufferers—young men—A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger is a book for fans of the complex characters and emotional truths in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.
Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of direction, and he feels like he’s a mess. Then there’s a voice in his head. A friend, who’s trying to help him get control again. More than that—the voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything that’s holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.

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Have you read A Trick of the Light?
Have you ever seen any other books about a male character with an eating disorder?
What are your favourite books about mental illness?
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments down below!

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