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Glitterland
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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"The universe is a glitterball I hold in the palm of my hand." Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on love, hope, happiness, and-most of all-himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people's expectations. Then a chance encounter at a stag party throws him into the arms of Essex boy Darian Taylor, an aspiring model who lives in a world of hair gel, fake tans, and fashion shows. By his own admission, Darian isn't the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he cooks a mean cottage pie and makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it's like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety. But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can't see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesn't trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesn't believe in happiness ever fight for his own?
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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Glitterland is a romance with a twist. Rather than focusing on the fuzzy feelings associated with the genre, Hall explores the "ugly" parts of the human psyche; the miserly, the selfish, the egotism, the self-sabotage, penning painfully human, imperfect characters. A novel so accurate to the experiences of a person with mental health issues, that it's impossible not to see yourself, scattered & eloquent, across the pages. Heartbreaking & healing.

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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I am stealing "optimistically challenged," for the next time I'm called some synonym for curmudgeon!

Bookwomble 😄 7mo
AmyG Ha! I need to remember that. 7mo
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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Singout Yes. Trying to believe it will just come and go like waves on a shore. 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @Singout I don't think it's something you ever truly learn to live with 😔. 7mo
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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The introvert in me relates to this!

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ChaoticMissAdventures
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Mehso-so

I have read 4 Alexis Hall books this year, and unfortunately this is my least favorite. Though it is highly readable, I am just a bit tired of Halls repeated "he is an asshole but you got to love him" main characters, and Ash feels like the biggest asshole so far.
3.5⭐ because I do enjoy Halls writing.

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Meghan1
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Book 8 of 2023! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very, very happy with this impulse buy from Target!

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GerardtheBookworm
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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I'm a fan of Alexis Hall romance/rom-com genre. This one is a reissue focusing on an award winning, literary writer struggling with his mental health and the flashy free-sprited male model who gets Jim through his dark periods. Let the sighing begin!😁

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peanutnine
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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If you're looking for ugly cry emotions and healing from past trauma, look no further. Ash is stuck in his rut of a life until he meets Darian his "glitter pirate" who is his complete opposite but seems to somehow make him laugh again. But he has to learn how to break free of his self sabotaging and trust that life isn't always completely shit.
TW: depression, suicide attempt
This was my #bookspin of the month @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
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Kaddele
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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This is a completely reasonable number of books by the same author to buy and read within two weeks. Y/y?

mavey Ooh! Loved Boyfriend Material! Comedy Gold that one!😄 4y
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Verity
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Surprisingly dark, but really quite satisfying. I‘m going to have to get the newer edition though so I can read the epilogue!

CarolynM ❤️ Ditto re the new editions. I'm looking forward to all the extra bits🙂 4y
Verity @CarolynM so exciting. And I have the new stand-alone preordered already! 4y
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AutumnRLS
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Lambda finalist. I've heard good things about the whole series. After reading Red, White, and Royal Blue, I was looking for something similar. Hopefully I like this as much.

AutumnRLS Ok. Way darker than I was expecting on page one, but very well written so far. Definitely sucked right in. 4y
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jessinikkip
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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I meant to post this yesterday, but we went in Wal-Mart. I had messed up my knee so took a cart amd glitter really does get everywhere this time of year!!

#teamelectricsex #wintergames #festivephotochallenge @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan Yeah it does. +2 5y
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Kappadeemom
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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LibrarianRyan What makes you think I haven't done this already. I love to send glitterbombs. 😁 +2 5y
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teebe
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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IT‘S THE WEEKEND! Today is the first time I‘ve been free to actually decorate. So it‘s Christmas music and decorating for me tonight #HolidayTradition

Might be hard to tell but there‘s a layer of glitter, sequins and tinsel of Christmases past on the bottom of my storage bin #GlitterGetsEverywhere #FestivePhotoChallenge #WinterGames #TeamFestivus

wanderinglynn Have fun! And you got 23 pts! 🙌🏻⛄️ 5y
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samnreader
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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This was a relisten for me, and there's almost no book I'd more universally recommend especially as a challenge to those who doubt the strength of #romantsy. (And certainly fewer narrators I'd recommend)

Alexis Hall is lyrical. This book is about and from the POV of a bipolar suicide survivor. It's raw, and if you can stomach that it's beautiful and funny. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2363946208?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

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swishandflick
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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This M/M #romantsy set in the UK got me right in the feels. Ash is a manic depressive academic and Darian is a spray tanned, flamboyant "glitter pirate" from Essex. Even so, they have instant chemistry followed by some tough times working through Ash's mental state. I almost bailed at the beginning bc deciphering Darian's phonetically spelled Essex accent took some getting used to (janarwhatamean? haha), but I'm SO glad I stuck with it! ?️‍?❤️

CarolynM I love Alexis Hall's books. He writes with such panache! 6y
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lycomayflower
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Two romance novels involving mental health

#mentalhealthbooks
#riotgrams

Linsy That top one is pretty! 🌈 6y
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GiadaLexy
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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Un libro MERAVIGLIOSO, molto forte, intenso e commovente. Mi ha colpito fin dalle prime pagine e non sono riuscita a posarlo prima di averlo finito. Il tema della malattia mentale e della depressione viene trattato benissimo, togliendo il fiato e spingendo il lettore a riflettere su come la vita di persone come Ash sia complicata e piena di ostacoli. Ho adorato Ash e il rapporto meraviglioso che si crea con Darian. Assolutamente consigliato 😁

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GiadaLexy
Glitterland | Alexis Hall

La verità è che, a volte, facevo persino fatica a volergli bene. Mi aveva visto toccare il fondo, e questo mi faceva provare vergogna e rancore nei suoi confronti, come se i ricordi di migliaia di umiliazioni se ne stessero in agguato dietro i suoi occhi come uno sciame di pesciolini d'argento

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Chasia
Glitterland | Alexis Hall
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excellent bipolar MC