How to Make Friends with the Dark
Ratings12
Average rating4.2
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Ratings12
Average rating4.2
From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a novel about love and loss and learning how to continue when it feels like you're surrounded by darkness that Karen M. McManus, the New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, calls "rare and powerful." Here is what happens when your mother dies. It's the brightest day of summer and it's dark outside. It's dark in your house, dark in your room, and dark in your heart. You feel like the darkness is going to split you apart. That's how it feels for Tiger. It's always been Tiger and her mother against the world. Then, on a day like any other, Tiger's mother dies. And now it's Tiger, alone. Here is how you learn to make friends with the dark. "Stunning and beautifully written."-HelloGiggles "A rare and powerful novel, How to Make Friends with the Dark dives deep into the heart of grief and healing with honesty, empathy, and grace." --Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret "Breathtaking and heartbreaking, and I loved it with all my heart." --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe Praise for Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces "Girl, Interrupted meets Speak." --Refinery29.com "One of the most affecting novels we have read." --Goop.com "A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page." --Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star
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*♾️/5.
This was an excellent story. We follow Tiger who lost her mother, and now has to live without her mother. I genuinely appreciated this story. The author shows you how the foster care system really is, how life after losing someone could possibly be. I found myself having sympathy for Tiger. It was literally one thing after another for her.
Another thing I loved about this story was how well-written all of the characters were. There wasn't one boring person in this book. They were all filled with personality. This made me feel more connected to not just the characters, but the book as a whole.
I'm very appreciative of this book. This is because the author doesn't try to sugarcoat what really happens in the foster system, she doesn't sugarcoat how some parents treat their children. As painful as the above is, she was real about it, and that's something that needs to be talked about, painful or not. Because outside of this book it is also someone else's history.
Am incercat, dar am citit asta (“Cand capul mamei mele a explodat, eu ma sarutam cu un baiat.”) si am zis ca e mai bine sa ma opresc.
I actually can't believe I'm giving this less than 5 stars!!
my biggest issue with this was Tiger's mom was really manipulative & borderline abusive and it was just?? never addressed??? there is a slight explanation in the end but other than that nope. I understand Tiger still lost her mom and that would probably override a lot of negative feelings she had towards her but I was hoping there would be a conversation about grieving someone who was maybe not the best person. after her mom dies the majority of mentions of her are just how amazing and fun and full of light blah blah she was but like... from what we saw she kinda sucked.
other than that this was just kinda slow moving for me and I didn't really feel connected to the story which I was surprised by b/c losing my mom is acTUALLY MY BIGGEST FEAR so idk. meh
