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February 16, 2023

Is Reading Spare by Prince Harry Worth Your Time?

February 16, 2023

Book cover & 3.5-star rating - Spare by Prince Harry

Wow. That was something. Besides the Queen’s funeral last year, I’ve largely ignored any news surrounding the monarchy. And so, Spare by Prince Harry wasn’t exactly on my radar. That is, until I saw the audiobook pop up on Libby and noticed that Prince Harry himself was the narrator. Quick glance at the holds queue told me I would be third. Alright, I figured, might as well find out what all the controversy is about.

· Categories: Non-Fiction Keywords: anxiety, army-life, brothers, car-accidents, death, drugs, familial-ties, family-feuds family-problems, grief, media, mental health, miscarriage, monarchy, panic-attacks, paparazzi, post-traumatic stress disorder, privacy, private-school, racism, relationships, royalty, sibling rivalry, traditions, war

September 13, 2017

THE LONELIEST GIRL IN THE UNIVERSE by Lauren James

September 13, 2017

Book cover & rating - THE LONELIEST GIRL IN THE UNIVERSE by Lauren JamesWhen I first read the synopsis of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, I expected an epic romance set in space. That wasn’t quite what the book was but I did like the direction it took. What I didn’t realise at first was that The Loneliest Girl in the Universe isn’t only science fiction but a psychological thriller as well.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: anxiety, betrayal, death, emailing, fanfiction, life, memories, on-writing, orphans, post-traumatic stress disorder, space travel, violence

June 8, 2016

WITH MALICE by Eileen Cook

June 8, 2016

Book cover & rating - With Malice by Eileen CookWith Malice kept me up at night because I couldn’t sleep without knowing how it would end. Of course, the job of a psychological thriller is to keep readers up long after everyone’s gone to sleep, so it should be the expectation when picking up such a book.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, american authors, amnesia, blogging, death, family problems, friendship, high school, hospital, jealousy, media, post-traumatic stress disorder, realistic fiction, recovery, social media, tragedy, travel, truth

January 28, 2016

REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnelly

January 28, 2016

Book cover & rating - REVOLUTION by Jennifer DonnellyRevolution presented the obsession with music and 18th-century France in the face of post-traumatic stress disorder and mental illness. The combination of these added so many layers, I was immersed in Revolution for the entire duration of the audiobook. Living in contemporary times, Andi’s grief over the loss of her brother was palpable as she and her mother had completely fallen apart.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: audiobooks, family problems, fathers and daughters, french-revolution, friendship, grief, high school, historiography, mental health, musicians, post-traumatic stress disorder, romance, time travel, travel

January 2, 2016

Review Anthology #1: Mental Illness

January 2, 2016

Review Anthology #1: Mental Illness — Girl, Interrupted | Finding Audrey | The Law of Loving Others | All the Bright PlacesAs I browsed through all the titles of books that I read last year, I realized that there were a lot of them that I didn’t share here on the blog (yet). Some of these were books that I thought were fairly important and I always meant to feature.

· Categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, american authors, anxiety, audiobooks, bipolar-disorder, british authors, depression, drugs abuse, family life, family problems, friendship, gaming, guilt, loneliness, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychology, realistic fiction, romance, schizophrenia, self harm, sociology, suicide

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