6th April 2017, Rock the Boat, 304 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: drug mention,
addiction, physical abuse, emotional abuse,
Summary from Rock the Boat
Fletcher and Dani are fighting their own inner demons just to stay alive.
Fletcher and Dani are fighting their own inner demons just to stay alive.
Dani
is ravaged by anorexia and hasn’t eaten for days. Fletcher is fighting
to stay off the streets and to stay off drugs. Will their attraction to
each other save or destroy them?
Both patients at
the Daisy Bank Rehab Centre, Fletcher wants to help Dani find out about
the Room Empty at the heart of her pain: What happened to Dani in that
room when she was four? Whose is the dead body that lies across the
door? Why won’t her mind let her remember?
Nayu's thoughts
When I read a
blurb I form an idea of what I think the story will be like. I knew
Dani's story would be tough, I just underestimated how heart wrenching
it is. When she remembers more about her childhood I wanted to curl
up and cry for what she went through. It's awful. No wonder she ended
up with anorexia, it all makes sense. I can't give details as that's
the whole point of the book.
I oddly like eating disorder stories, I
guess because the twisted logic of a sufferer is fascinating. I was
surprised that more wasn't done to get her eating more at the rehab
centre-I thought she would be forced to eat or be given a feeding
tube (which happened in another anorexia tale I read recently). It
seems like Dani isn't being pushed in rehab, but then I think Dani
leaves stuff out and since we only get her view (and sometimes
Fletcher's) I don't see the parts I wanted to. I see a lot of
heartache and soul destroying convictions that made me tear up when
Dani finally faces her demons.
It's a hard hitting read, and I don't
know if I will reread it because I take these kind of books to heart
too much. I'm glad I read it, as it's a reminder when life gets tough
that there are worse struggles in the world. All we can do is take
life a step at a time - not necessarily the 12 steps Dani takes, but
with support like she initially had Fletcher we can get through
anything.
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Suggested read
Another gripping teen read can be found in Under Rose Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall (Young Adult, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
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