Tag Archives: mental illness

Review: A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Jenn

This novel took my breath away.  So beautifully written, incredibly captivating from the start, I quickly found myself immersed in Harry’s journey.  This epic novel alternates between time periods, from Harry’s youth and adulthood to years later, when Harry is … Continue reading →

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Review: The Evening Spider by Emily Arsenault

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Jenn

This is one of those books I was instantly captivated by, the premise drawing me in.  I’m all about old creaky houses that go bump in the night.  Even more so, I was drawn to the two characters, Abby and … Continue reading →

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Review: Beside Myself by Ann Morgan

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jenn

What a dark and twisty read! Alternating between two time periods (Helen at age 6 and Helen as an adult), readers get a chillingly accurate glimpse of mental illness.  It is quite terrifying to watch Helen embark upon a downward … Continue reading →

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Review: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Jenn

I’m a connoisseur of horror novels and movies. Typically, I can read/watch anything and it doesn’t faze me. However, the one book/movie that continues to terrify me is The Exorcist. Absolutely chilling.  Therefore, when those very same feelings reemerged while reading A … Continue reading →

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Review: Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 624 pages Publisher: Random House (August 20, 2013) ISBN-10: 140006788X Source: Publisher “I love to put my characters in the dark. It’s only then that I can see exactly who they are.” Scott McGrath is an investigative journalist who … Continue reading →

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Review: Giving Up the Ghost: A Story about Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted by Eric Nuzum

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback (August 7, 2012) ISBN-10: 0385342438 Source: Publisher Eric Nuzum grew up in Canton, OH in the 1980s. As a high school student, he never really fit in, an oddball of sorts. Not … Continue reading →

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Review: The Storm at the Door by Stefan Merrill Block

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Random House (June 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 1400069459 Source: Publisher The Storm at the Door is Stefan Merrill Block’s fictionalized version of his grandparents’ life, written as a means to comprehend his grandfather’s  mental illness and the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Other Life by Ellen Meister

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (February 17, 2011) ISBN-10: 0399157131 Source: Publisher What would you do if you had another chance to live the life you once had, experience the road not taken? Quinn Braverman left her neurotic, emotionally … Continue reading →

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