Five Feet Apart: Live life to the fullest, you never know what tomorrow will bring

We all go through life putting things on the back burner because we assume that we have more time. We think there will be more time to do all the things we want to do. We think we have forever, but we don’t. And nothing drives this point home more than when we are faced with the possibility of an early death. It really wakes … Continue reading Five Feet Apart: Live life to the fullest, you never know what tomorrow will bring

“Extraordinary Means” by Robyn Schneider: A story with a message that helps heal a broken heart

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider is a hard story to sum up in one post – it is full of love, pain, resentment, choices, acceptance, loss and hope. For a young adult novel it’s pretty powerful stuff, and it’s not always an easy read. Two teens with a deadly disease fall in love on the brink of a cure. At seventeen, overachieving Lane finds himself … Continue reading “Extraordinary Means” by Robyn Schneider: A story with a message that helps heal a broken heart

Kathleen Glasgow tackles the stigma of self-harm and mental health with a real, positive message in “Girl in Pieces”

There are numerous books and novels out there that focus on mental health disorders and what can happen when they’re not taken seriously. They tackle the stigma around mental illnesses such as suicide, depression and anxiety. Many of these novels start when the characters have been diagnosed and consider taking extreme measures – and some of them do, and some of them don’t. In the … Continue reading Kathleen Glasgow tackles the stigma of self-harm and mental health with a real, positive message in “Girl in Pieces”

Dreams, love and living in Lara Avery’s “The Memory Book”

Think The Fault in Our Stars blended with All the Bright Places – that’s exactly what you get in Lara Avery’s heart-breaking, life-affirming and dazzling novel, The Memory Book. Published last July, it is one of the most underrated books of the year and is a remarkable heart-felt story that will have you laughing and crying all at the same time. It is a story … Continue reading Dreams, love and living in Lara Avery’s “The Memory Book”