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Finally home for good! We've been traveling for nearly a month and I am wiped out. Literally an hour out from our house yesterday, my phone suddenly gave me a blue screen of death and I can't get it to turn back on. I think I lost all of my vacation photos. 😭 I reached out to the company for help but all I can do now is chill out and read a good book while I wait to hear back because otherwise I'll just make myself sad lol.

I loved this book!!!! The characters were spot on. Loved how the ending was done. Can't to read more by this author. Gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

McBride makes it clear throughout the novel (in her author's note and acknowledgments as well!) that we are never alone, no matter the struggles we face. The two owls (later revealed to be Whimsy and Faerry's siblings) follow the characters throughout the story, providing aid and protection. They are never questioned, never thanked, and never absent. This representation of support translates to a less magical world: someone always has our back.

Truly a beautiful book. The free verse style, layered motifs, and deep conversations held within the words created such a wonderful and heartfelt story. Mental health includes a lot of things (and can be a struggle for our students and ourselves). I loved the incorporation of fairy tales as a manifestation of Whimsy's internal struggles, built from her interests and demonstrating a sort of comfort even amongst the sorrow.

Another book down from my TBR list!
Lawson packed a lot in this book and it's clearly something that she probably does often from the sounds of it because while listening to this book, it's easy to hear that she is a talker.

I did find though that this wasn't a book I could listen to all the way through. I had to pause at different times because it was too much, the whiplash was a lot and she came across as trying too hard.

#25in2025

So far I am only on chapter 3 and it is really good so far? Wanted to know what everyone‘s thoughts on this book are ☺️. I‘m loving it so far!!

This is strange, bleak, but often - perhaps surprisingly for a novel about grief, depression, and an incredibly dysfunctional approach to dealing with these - darkly funny. Some of the characters - the artist Ping Xi, Dr Tuttle - are comically ridiculous.

A great read with a romance that faced the grit of life. Emma has PTSD and other depressive problems thanks to the mentally ill mother who behaved monstrously. Because her exes go on to marry immediately after spending time with her and she runs across Justin in Reddit, who has the same problem, they develop a plan to break their curse. This book took me through a lot of emotions, made me laugh at times and was a satisfying read.

This book was so good and so enlightening to the life of Britney. So incredibly sad what happened to her and I loved hearing her tell her story her way.