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Glitterland
by Alexis Hall
A book that can make my eyes tear up a little deserves all the stars I can give it.
I'm not so easily moved to tears in written narratives so a little dampness around the eyes is always a good sign.
Unless it's so terrible that I'm weeping over my wasted time.
Well, dear readers, I'm happy to say that is NOT the case at all. I enjoyed this lovely romance between a clinically depressed author and a full-of-life model with the oddest written accent I have ever seen.
At first, I was put off by all the twenty dollar words. It seemed a bit like I was being talked down to, but I soon became utterly charmed by both Ash and Darian. Of course, we were put off by Ash's narrative in the beginning. He was pushing everyone away. Even the reader.
But we soon saw through all of that. Darian snuck his way past Ash's defenses and brought us along for the ride.
What a ride it was.
Living with clinical depression isn't easy and I am glad to see that aspect is handled with that in mind. I was absolutely moved by how accepting Darian is about Ash's illness and he clearly went in with eyes open.
The moments when Ash was painfully honest about his insecurities moved me almost to tears. I could feel his sense of shame, low self-worth and pain.
If you're not a fan of written accents, this book might bother you because Darian has a really thick accent in this book.
This book was truly beautiful to me.
I'm not so easily moved to tears in written narratives so a little dampness around the eyes is always a good sign.
Unless it's so terrible that I'm weeping over my wasted time.
Well, dear readers, I'm happy to say that is NOT the case at all. I enjoyed this lovely romance between a clinically depressed author and a full-of-life model with the oddest written accent I have ever seen.
At first, I was put off by all the twenty dollar words. It seemed a bit like I was being talked down to, but I soon became utterly charmed by both Ash and Darian. Of course, we were put off by Ash's narrative in the beginning. He was pushing everyone away. Even the reader.
But we soon saw through all of that. Darian snuck his way past Ash's defenses and brought us along for the ride.
What a ride it was.
Living with clinical depression isn't easy and I am glad to see that aspect is handled with that in mind. I was absolutely moved by how accepting Darian is about Ash's illness and he clearly went in with eyes open.
The moments when Ash was painfully honest about his insecurities moved me almost to tears. I could feel his sense of shame, low self-worth and pain.
If you're not a fan of written accents, this book might bother you because Darian has a really thick accent in this book.
This book was truly beautiful to me.