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Beauty in the Breakdown by Tegan Anderson

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4.0

I've had this book in my TBR pile for a couple of years, lurking away in my kindle library. It always seemed to be a summer book, read in the meadows of a hot summer. Well the hot summer’s here and I thought it was a good time to find the book to read.

The author was I believe fifteen when she wrote this, her debut novel. First published in it’s rough form on the teen writing site, Movellas, it was finally published to the world a couple of years in paperback. I can testify that it’s gone through so many changes to be the complete book it is now.

So what did I think of this book? Well I have to say it’s not my normal type of book, however it’s a very good book. A few niggles here and there, but overall it’s a page turner. Half romance, half runaway and half road movie (yeah I know that’s more than one

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This is my first book. It's not perfect, but it's my own story, and that's kind of amazing. It's available at most online retailers, or ask your local bookstore to get it in!

This book is a love letter to the lyrics I used to scrawl across my hands, receipts tucked in between old book pages, and blurry polaroid's taken in the middle of the night. It is the embodiment of everything I was and loved at thirteen.

Trigger warnings
Moderate (some detail, but not explicit): Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence
Minor (brief mention or description): Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
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