MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE
by M.C. Lesh
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
Published by StoryRhyme.com Publishing
Pages: 230
Source: Xpresso Book Tours
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Synopsis
My friends are all strange.
Right now I’m living at Brookside, a place for people like me. I’ve met a kitty girl, a brooding beautiful boy, one who can’t be touched, and others. My new friends. Strange people. People like me.
I’ve always been different, but lately, more so. My hands sometimes don’t seem to be attached to the rest of me. I cut up all of my clothes. I’m hot, so hot, all of the time. If I sleep, a wizard haunts every dream. I don’t sleep. Sometimes I want to run, but where do you run to when you’re trying to escape your own mind? I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same. I’m smart. I’m nice, sometimes. I just want to be normal(ish). But, right now, my friends are all strange… Like me.
Dark, funny, snarky, seventeen-year-old Becca struggles to cope with mental illness in My Friends Are All Strange, the gripping contemporary young adult companion novel to Normalish.
My Thoughts
The title MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE grabbed my attention and I just knew this was a book I needed to read.
MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE captures Becca's experience - one experience and her relationships with the people she meets. Nothing is simply explained - the doctor's aren't quick to diagnose. She can't be categorized and easily understood and this scares Becca more than anything. Her wellness is a process - without a quick fix.
One of the most touching things about this MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE is Becca's realization that the people she meets are worthy of friendship and of love. Their illnesses aren't easily explained and yes it affects their behavior, but that doesn't make them any less deserving of companionship. And she realizes it doesn't make her any less deserving either.
I found MY FRIENDS ARE ALL STRANGE to be touching and moving with moments of joy and happiness. When I started reading it, I didn't realize that it was a companion novel to the book Normalish about Becca's younger sister Stacy. I enjoyed this book so much that I'll have to check out Normalish too.
A great read!
Disclaimer: I received this e-ARC from XPresso Book Tours for review. I was not compensated in any way other than the e-ARC provided. Thoughts and opinions are my own.
AUTHOR BIO:
She writes books to entertain young and not-so-young readers as well as herself. She believes tacos are magic.
Great review, Joli! This sounds like a well written and touching story! Glad you liked it! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I wouldn't be able to resist that title. Either of them:)
ReplyDeleteThis one is completely new to me. It sounds fantastic! Great review.
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