A review by relatablejennie
When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was heartbreaking emotional and raw. It was fairly painful to experience and I did not really enjoy myself reading it. Very serious trials and issues dealt with it in this book. Should probably come with trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Depression, attempted murder/suicide, foster system,