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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT WAS SO FABULOUS. I’m so in love. This book was like Everything Everything.... except 10 times better and more real. Norah was such an honest and of course, unpredictable main character, and I could not stop reading. I absolutely devoured this book and thank GOODNESS the inside is just as beautiful as the outside. I love it all.
FINALLY. I had been waiting for this one for a while. I remember the release from Louise's Twitter (she is just lovely), but it came out later in the states. Even then, getting a copy in my little country library took even longer. It didn't disappoint, and I whipped through it.
Norah comes across real and relatable. I did have to set the book down a few times because it can be triggering, which is a testament to the writing. The romance was good, and I'm glad it purposefully veered into situations that explored how love is not a fix for mental illness.
It goes over the complexities of having a mental illness. Not only dealing with the illness, but the lives it effects, the guilt that comes with it, the wants, needs, desires...not any one book could ever touch on it all, but this one does a good job of it.
Norah comes across real and relatable. I did have to set the book down a few times because it can be triggering, which is a testament to the writing. The romance was good, and I'm glad it purposefully veered into situations that explored how love is not a fix for mental illness.
It goes over the complexities of having a mental illness. Not only dealing with the illness, but the lives it effects, the guilt that comes with it, the wants, needs, desires...not any one book could ever touch on it all, but this one does a good job of it.
I really enjoyed this—I’ve never been a huge YA contemporary fan, but I feel like now that I’m no longer the target audience, I almost have a new appreciation for YA and its conventions. I can see how this book would be so important to teenagers—specifically those struggling with mental illness—and it makes me really happy to see this narrative existing for teens specifically.
I think that if you've ever struggled with anxiety/panic you will relate to parts of this book; I know I did.
It was funny and sad and when I started reading it yesterday I wasn't sure if I'd be able to finish it because reading it reminded me of a time when anxiety was getting the best of me. I could relate to the agoraphobia and the helplessness of feeling like things might never get better.
This book reminded me of Everything Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon and Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, both books that I liked a lot. I feel this book is more realistic about mental illness than Finding Audrey was.
It was funny and sad and when I started reading it yesterday I wasn't sure if I'd be able to finish it because reading it reminded me of a time when anxiety was getting the best of me. I could relate to the agoraphobia and the helplessness of feeling like things might never get better.
This book reminded me of Everything Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon and Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, both books that I liked a lot. I feel this book is more realistic about mental illness than Finding Audrey was.
literally my favourite book i’ve ever read; i can’t even begin to express how much i love it.
I think this book portrayed the struggles with mental health quite well and really emphasised on the need to not let your mental health control you and that everyone has their limits to this and that and heals at different times.
apart from that...
LUKE IS LIKE THE SWEETEST, MOST CUTEST, MOST LOVABLE PERSON EVER, IF I HAD A NEIGHBOUR LIKE HIM, TRUST ME WHEN I SAY WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. TRUSTTTT. LIKE HELLO?? IM NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. ITS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER. GET A MAN WHO WOULD BRING YOU ICE CREAM WITHOUT THE BLACK BITS CAUSE HE KNOWS YOU DONT LIKE THEM, A MAN WHO WILL BRING THE STARS AND THE MOON ON A STRING TO YOUR BEDROOM IF YOU EVEN ASKED FOR IT LIKE IS IT EVEN THAT HARD??? GET A MAN LIKE LUKE.
apart from that...
LUKE IS LIKE THE SWEETEST, MOST CUTEST, MOST LOVABLE PERSON EVER, IF I HAD A NEIGHBOUR LIKE HIM, TRUST ME WHEN I SAY WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. TRUSTTTT. LIKE HELLO?? IM NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. ITS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MATTER. GET A MAN WHO WOULD BRING YOU ICE CREAM WITHOUT THE BLACK BITS CAUSE HE KNOWS YOU DONT LIKE THEM, A MAN WHO WILL BRING THE STARS AND THE MOON ON A STRING TO YOUR BEDROOM IF YOU EVEN ASKED FOR IT LIKE IS IT EVEN THAT HARD??? GET A MAN LIKE LUKE.
2.5/5: i didn't like the writing, i feel like there was no character development and the epilogue was a jump in her mental health progress that should've been what the book was about, did luke ever really understand her?, i thought that the final thing to happen was weird and didn't need to happen for her to make steps in her recovery process, the only reason i didn't rate it lower is bc the rep was good and it was own voices so i can tell this was an important story to the author and i hope others can enjoy it more than i did
This is such a brilliant and interesting book. Norah's world is small (the majority of the book is set inside her house) but her story is so compelling and I didn't want to put it down. It's cute and funny, sometimes traumatic and sometimes heartbreaking too, and there was even a scary bit near the end. I loved Norah's slow progress, the little steps forward, the sometimes big steps back. It felt very honest and realistic, and with a lovely, hopeful ending.
3.5 stars!
Under Rose-Tainted Skies was an unflinchingly honest depiction of agoraphobia, self-injury, and OCD, with a sweet, slow burning romance and a lovely, supportive mother-daughter relationship (which YA sorely lacks!) to boot. On a personal level, while I don't suffer from those illnesses, I have suffered with frequent panic attacks in the past, so the brain spiralling and the 'disaster is imminent because reasons' thought processes shown in the book felt all too real to me, as did Norah's scorn towards people who tell her to 'just stop thinking about it'.
I'm very happy that this isn't a 'love cures all' story, where the protagonist begins to improve as a result of the sheer fact that their love interest loves them. Luke is a catalyst for Norah's recovery, but he doesn't cure her. I liked that he had to educate himself throughout the story, and was willing to try to understand, and apologised for his slip-ups (and that Norah's feelings towards them were treated as valid, both within the narrative and by the characters).
Under Rose-Tainted Skies was an unflinchingly honest depiction of agoraphobia, self-injury, and OCD, with a sweet, slow burning romance and a lovely, supportive mother-daughter relationship (which YA sorely lacks!) to boot. On a personal level, while I don't suffer from those illnesses, I have suffered with frequent panic attacks in the past, so the brain spiralling and the 'disaster is imminent because reasons' thought processes shown in the book felt all too real to me, as did Norah's scorn towards people who tell her to 'just stop thinking about it'.
I'm very happy that this isn't a 'love cures all' story, where the protagonist begins to improve as a result of the sheer fact that their love interest loves them. Luke is a catalyst for Norah's recovery, but he doesn't cure her. I liked that he had to educate himself throughout the story, and was willing to try to understand, and apologised for his slip-ups (and that Norah's feelings towards them were treated as valid, both within the narrative and by the characters).