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Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

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courtnetto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was such an amazing read, but also so emotional and really made you feel for Charlotte, our main character in this book.
Charlotte is only 17 years old and was in hospital for severely harming herself, when it comes to her being released her mother meets her outside and gives her a load of things but tells her that it isn’t going to work between them. One of the things her mother gave her was a bus ticket to Tucson, where Charlotte would reunite with Mikey. He offered her a place to stay at his house, but after confrontation with his landlady, Charlotte is told she is to find a job and move out - she had 2 weeks to do this.
The next day Charlotte looks around and immediately finds a job in a coffee house named “True Grit” where she meets Riley.
However, Riley isn’t his real name and he also has a past, like Charlotte herself does. It only takes for him to really mess up with Charlotte later in the book that he eventually tells her everything when on day release from jail.
By the end of the book, Charlotte is in a much better place and is a lot happier with where she is going in life. The ending of the book tells us that Charlotte is on a plane on her way to New York to be an artists assistant after his last one has finished her placement and is leaving.
I can’t believe how the book ended and just hoped there was more, it would have been nice to have an insight into where Charlotte is a few years on from overcoming her troubles.

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amberjackonski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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audreyy7's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I tried reading this book shoot a year ago but put it down because of how heavy it was. I picked it back up and finished it in a few days because it was so welling written, raw, tense, and real. This might be the best portrayal of mental illness, addiction, and a toxic relationship I’ve ever read. However, due to the content, I’d recommend checking the extensive trigger warnings.

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