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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

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A truly unique look at mental health and depression. I think the way Sorrow was depicted was especially affecting and pictorial.

#riseupreads

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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles Book 2) | Marissa Meyer

Anyone else have a #tbr mountain 🏔️ and it only grows daily or just me? #sendhelp #bookworm 📚🥹

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Gissy

Snow & Rose | Emily Winfield Martin

so-so

January 2025 Book #11
This retelling for me is poor integrating and even boring. I‘m not the target audience but didn‘t like it. However, the illustrations are beautiful made by the author. 2⭐️

Gissy #BookSpinBingo #20 (wanted to read it for a reading challenge) #ISpyBingo (leaves not in plant, here you see leaves in grass) @TheAromaOfBooks
#FairytaleReadingChallenge @Charityann
#ReadAThon #Read2025 @DieAReader 2d

DieAReader 👋🏻 #Next 2d

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2d

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BookmarkTavern

Little Thieves | Margaret Owen

Had to share a picture, because I love all the extra artwork shared throughout this trilogy!

#SundayFunday

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BookmarkTavern

Little Thieves | Margaret Owen

“To the gremlin girls,
I would like to tell you something inspiring,
but the truth is,
when life closes a door for us,
it doesn‘t always open a window.
The good news is:
that‘s what bricks are for.”

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Margaret Owen is quickly making herself an auto buy author for me!

#SundayFunday Happy last Sunday of April, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

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Catsandbooks

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Mental health matters

“The only way out is through…”

My dad committed suicide when I was 10. I've had depression and anxiety my whole life. I take antidepressants. I've done therapy multiple times in my life. I believe it's important to discuss mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illnesses. If anyone is ever struggling I am always here to talk. Please reach out!

Resources below

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Catsandbooks Call or text 988 in the US for immediate help. 988lifeline.org 3d

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Catsandbooks https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/ 3d

Catsandbooks https://afsp.org/get-help/ I've walked with this organization 💙 3d

AmyG You are so kind to post this. 3d

AllDebooks That's such a harsh start in life for you. Thank you for sharing your story, positive messages and support links. X 3d

Susanita Thank you for sharing your story. My mother dealt with bipolar disorder all her life, and we had limited discussions if any as a family. 3d

Melismatic Echoing what‘s being said here - so many mental health struggles in my family as well. It‘s so much more common than some people wish to believe. So important to walk this road of life with empathy. You never know what someone is going through. 3d

JenReadsAlot Thank you for sharing. My best friends mom did at the same age so I have seen her struggles. I'm also a therapist ❤️ 3d

ElizaMarie Thank you for feeling comfortable enough to share this story. I find it very empowering that you can so. By being raw, honest, and candid, you have provided help/hope to those around you. It helps normalize mental health struggles and allows others to feel confident in telling their own stories. I believe stories (like yours, and this book) help in so many ways. 2d

lil1inblue Thank you for sharing! It can be so helpful and empowering for people to hear that they are not alone in their mental health struggles. One of the worst things about depression is how isolating it can be. ❤ I, too, have had anxiety and depression for most of my life, and I experienced trauma during my childhood. It really helped my healing once I knew I wasn't alone in my experiences. 1d

peanutnine ❤️❤️❤️ I hope that the stigma surrounding mental health continues to be fought against. I think it's better to be open about things so others don't feel alone 19m

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We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Folklore and fairytale references
Sorrow‘s garden
Whimsy and Faerry‘s journey through the forest

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin 3d

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AllDebooks I LOVED this book so very much. 3d

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ElizaMarie Fairytales and folklore were ways to teach important lessons in life. I love how this author used these references in that way as well. It made for such beautiful storytelling. 2d

lil1inblue I really liked how she used fairytales and folklore from different cultures. I feel like it made the book more universal and relatable, despite your background. 1d

peanutnine Loved the fairytale aspect!! Definitely made it relatable and I liked how it felt like the characters were on a quest, with different riddles to solve and problems to overcome 23m

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Catsandbooks

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

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I really enjoyed this fantasy told in verse about depression, trauma, and the journey to heal.

For me I noticed that they finally could heal when the truth was revealed and everyone started communicating with each other. While the truth isn't always accessible, communication and talking through things instead ignoring or trying to forget about them is necessary to work through issues.

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin 3d

Catsandbooks @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll @librarybelle @mimi28 @ElizaMarie @AbigailJaneBlog @DebinHawaii @Kristy_K
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Melismatic I enjoyed this - I definitely think it‘s the type to lend itself to a reread to spot all of the hidden metaphors at play. 3d

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ElizaMarie I agree - I think the fact that they weren't able to heal initially is because they are hiding the truth from themselves. Pain/grief/emotional turmoil doesn't go away when we ignore it, and I think this book does a great job at reminding its readers that they must go “through“ it in order to heal. I loved this narrative. I listened to this one (which was read beautifully), but I feel like re-reading at a slower pace may be in order soon. 2d

lil1inblue Totally agree re: revealing the truth to heal. That part really hit home for me. The parts about the forgetting spells were really powerful for me. 1d

peanutnine I waited til the last minute to read this one and then devoured it in like two days. I really loved it! I thought it stressed beautifully how memory plays a big role in grief, and how trauma can warp your understanding of what really happened. Confronting the truth can be difficult but ultimately promotes healing 26m

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TheLudicReader

The Land of Lost Things: A Novel | John Connolly

Independent Book Store Day #bookhaul. ❤️

TheLudicReader @dabbe do you have Spotify? 2d

dabbe @TheLudicReader I use the free part of it. I also have Apple Music. 🎶 2d

TheLudicReader @dabbe, I am not sure what the free part of Spotify is, but I am making you a Canadian playlist so you don't embarrass yourself while visiting 🤣 2d

TieDyeDude 😍 1d

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Soubhiville

Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen

I can‘t believe it‘s time for May‘s #bookspin list already! Where has the year gone?

Here is yet another “slice of my bookshelves”, plus a few options for my topic bookclub: May‘s topic is a book with a map. And Advice for Future Corpses is for another bookclub.

What will @TheAromaofBooks choose for us this time?

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d

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