A review by anielabooks
How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was definitely a book about the grieving process. I suggest anyone considering reading this book to check  the trigger warnings beforehand. While I was not the target audience Glasgow wrote for, I did find this book very important; I think everyone should expose themselves to this type of writing at least once in their lives. In my experience reading “How to Make Friends With the Dark” I learned so much about the foster system, among other parts of the lives of orphaned teenagers. This book truly leaves you seeing people differently and wondering who around you could have a difficult life at home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury