Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge. A deeply moving portrait of a girl in a world that owes her nothing, and has taken so much, and the journey she undergoes to put herself back together. Kathleen Glasgow's debut is heartbreakingly real and unflinchingly honest. It’s a story you won’t be able to look away from. And don’t miss Kathleen Glasgow's novels You’d Be Home Now and How to Make Friends with the Dark, both raw and powerful stories of life.

loved the rawness of it all, the author was truly digging into her heart when she wrote this.
great cast of characters too!

“I just want it to be quiet.”

This was nothing like I was expecting it to be.

I think before I even begin talking about my thoughts and feelings about this book, I need to make it known that this could be very triggering for some people as it covers topics such as self-harm and suicidal ideation. I wasn't aware of this before I had begun reading so I figured it's best to give a trigger warning to others. I've been struggling a lot lately so maybe reading a book that is triggering such as this wasn't the best idea of mine.

This was heartbreakingly relatable as someone who has struggled for a very long time with mental health and trauma.

Mental health, especially depression is not one-dimensional and I feel like this book showed that perfectly. I felt a rollercoaster of emotions reading this book. The feeling of guilt, shame and pity that Charlie experienced throughout the book are feelings that I know all too well myself. It's been a while since I read a book that captured these feelings so well.

This was about healing and recovery and the difficult journey it is when the battle you're fighting is against yourself.

Charlie deserves all the happiness in the world.

This book is going to hold a very special place in my heart.

I want to end this review with me saying, to all the Charlies in the world, if you're reading this, I'm proud of you and you're worth it.