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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
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Holly Bourne did a great job once again. She managed to talk about a serious issue and make it entertaining, whilst educating the reader about mental health.
I truly feel like I understand mental health better because of this book - I know it gets talked about a lot on social media etc. but it doesn’t go into how people with mental health issues feel and deal with things.
A book for everyone to read, not just Young Adults.
I’m excited to start the next book of The Spinster Club series soon. X
I truly feel like I understand mental health better because of this book - I know it gets talked about a lot on social media etc. but it doesn’t go into how people with mental health issues feel and deal with things.
A book for everyone to read, not just Young Adults.
I’m excited to start the next book of The Spinster Club series soon. X
Still processing how I feel about this one, but excited to get started on the next.
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the Manifesto book more, I think. This still had really interesting dialogues and it was great to have such a strong sister relationship in the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Mental illness
An amazing book which deals with the topic of mental illness very well and being humour in without it being insensitive. The books deals with a difficult topic in a way that seems informed and we’ll done and doesn’t romanticise mental illness in the process.
Holly Bourne is the British answer to Rainbow Rowell. YA fiction that is really identifiable and utterly adorable.
Evie is trying desperately hard to be a "normal" teenager, but it's harder for her than for most because she has OCD and was committed to a psychiatric facility for two years because her condition got so bad. But now she's out and has started a new sixth-form college where she's even made some new friends. Except they don't know about her and she's terrified that she'll lose them if they find out.
And there are BOYS. Cute boys who like her. But what if THEY find out too? And she wants to be a strong, independent feminist, but she really really wants boys to like her. It's confusing and terrifying.
Her friends struggle too even though they don't have OCD. Amber is "too tall" and "too ginger". Lottie is "too clever". Jane has changed everything about her to make her new boyfriend happy.
This book is a wonderful look at what it's like to be a teenage girl, what it's like to live with OCD and above all a hopeful tribute to friendship, family and love.
Evie is trying desperately hard to be a "normal" teenager, but it's harder for her than for most because she has OCD and was committed to a psychiatric facility for two years because her condition got so bad. But now she's out and has started a new sixth-form college where she's even made some new friends. Except they don't know about her and she's terrified that she'll lose them if they find out.
And there are BOYS. Cute boys who like her. But what if THEY find out too? And she wants to be a strong, independent feminist, but she really really wants boys to like her. It's confusing and terrifying.
Her friends struggle too even though they don't have OCD. Amber is "too tall" and "too ginger". Lottie is "too clever". Jane has changed everything about her to make her new boyfriend happy.
This book is a wonderful look at what it's like to be a teenage girl, what it's like to live with OCD and above all a hopeful tribute to friendship, family and love.
I learned so much about feminism. Like, now I want to be "the girl next door slut" and then brake heart of guy who falls for it, pronouncing my lesbianess...
I just realized that Holly Bourne is my favourite author.
“See how it’s hurting everyone. How we’re told to behave as boys and girls is breaking all of us. Girls are under extreme strain and are more likely to be diagnosed and labelled as mad. Whereas boys aren’t allowed to open up and talk about their feelings because it isn’t ‘manly’ so they bottle it all up until they can’t take any more. Something needs to change.
Feminism ? Mental Illness? Well written characters? Sign me up, please.
Feminism ? Mental Illness? Well written characters? Sign me up, please.
A great book and an interesting insight to mental illness especially one that is often documented in other format. evie is a character that is easily relatable to with the general everyday struggles but this book excellent highlights how these struggles can become much more intense if you have ocd. it also uses feminism as a tool but not in a forcing the issues in your face kind of way but in a way that young women in today's society might actually consider the issues themselves. And it helps to show that getting help isn't a bad thing even if you think it might be.