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This is an important story which will demonstrate to kids the way depression feels and that there is still hope. That said, it felt like an energy depleting not energy giving story.

Should have DNF, but I was stubborn.

First, I'm not a fan of duo POVs or third person perspective, but that's just my taste. I also don't like perspectives from a teenage boy, so that's three strikes so far. I felt the author just danced around the surface of mental illness and grief. And the instalove, especially after the miscommunication and keeping secrets drove me nuts.

The only part I loved was the dogs.

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My August selection #12booksof2025

I have historically struggled with CBT (I experience it as abrasive and dismissive, though in fairness I have mostly had shoddy practitioners). But it‘s undeniably the most data-driven and evidence-supported therapeutic model, so I‘m giving it another go. This book was incredibly useful. It has the same maddening condescension as my most annoying therapists, but it‘s presented as a tool in context. The exercises are extremely effective. Recommend!

This book is not for everyone. But for those that struggle with suicidal depression and adjacent mental illnesses this book is an essential tool in your arsenal. Jenny has many tangents that are broken up with (what feel like brilliant rays of sunshine breaking through) such deep phrases of intimate connection you feel like you've made a life-long ally to get you through the darkest hours.

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A fantastic ending.

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#SunriseAndBook

I had been meaning to read this. I‘m glad it was chosen for my December #bookspin.

I feel like everyone else has already read it, but if not it‘s about a 9th grade girl who was raped at a party and her struggles afterwards. I believe it‘s often read in school, and also has been banned in places. Jason Reynolds‘s afterword is another excellent perspective.

I found the folk singer Mon Rovîa the way I find all music these days, through YouTube shorts. ?

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