mental illness

REVIEW:  Strangers on a Train anthology

REVIEW: Strangers on a Train anthology

I was curious how the authors of this anthology came up with the idea for it so I queried Ruthie Knox. Here’s her answer: Strangers on a Train started on Twitter, of all places. I ran across a Tumblr called “Hot Guys on the Train,” which consists entirely of Instagram-style cell phone pictures taken (presumably)(…)

REVIEW:   Light in the Shadows by A. Meredith Walters

REVIEW: Light in the Shadows by A. Meredith Walters

[There are spoilers for Find You in the Dark in the following review.] Dear Ms. Walters: This is the sequel to a self published bestseller released last year titled “Find You in the Dark.”  The male protagonist, Clay, in FYitD suffers from bi polar disease and in the first book, his illness manifests itself in(…)

REVIEW:  The Stillness of You by Julie Bale

REVIEW: The Stillness of You by Julie Bale

Dear Ms. Bale: This new adult book told in alternating first person from Georgia and Ben Lancaster’s points of view. Georgia King is a 20-year-old who is three months off of a suicide attempt trying to cope outside of her mental hospital. She is living with her brother and struggling with her medications. Her brother,(…)

REVIEW:  The Murmurings by Carly Anne West

REVIEW: The Murmurings by Carly Anne West

Dear Ms. West, I loved reading teen horror novels when I was younger. Old school Christopher Pike? Fear Street? Sign me up! Despite the explosion of YA novels in recent years, however, I haven’t seen many fall into the horror genre. So when I read the premise of your novel, The Murmurings, I was excited.(…)

REVIEW:  Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker

REVIEW: Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker

Dear K. A. Tucker: I enjoyed Ten Tiny Breaths but I’m not sure I fully bought into the resolution of the story. It’s a New Adult book set in Miami as two young women try to make a life for themselves absent parents or guardians.  Kacey Cleary moves herself and her sister, Olivia, to Miami(…)

REVIEW:  Splintered by A.G. Howard

REVIEW: Splintered by A.G. Howard

Dear A.G. Howard: Other than the original, I don’t think I’ve read a novel based on Alice in Wonderland. This seems like an oversight on my part. I’m sure there are plenty but I’ve never sought them out. But your debut caught my interest. I was promised creepiness and Splintered delivered. Alyssa Gardner is a(…)