Right now’s crew assessment is from Terry.
Terry blogs right here https://terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Terry has been studying Glass Half Damaged by Rachel Richards
4*
An odd novel, this one, about regulation pupil Annie Bell who suffers from a type of schizophrenic dysfunction involving delusions and hallucinations, in addition to self-harming. Billed as a ‘thrilling psychological suspense novel’, the writing fashion made it really feel extra like darkish, disturbing chick lit, oxymoronic although that remark is. This isn’t a criticism – I appreciated the fashion very a lot, as a witty method to darkish subject material completely works for me if executed nicely, and that is.
The story takes the reader by traumatic occasions in Annie’s childhood and as much as her early twenties, as she finishes learning to grow to be a lawyer. All through, she is usually unable to separate actuality from creativeness, inventing relationships with people that don’t exist, to the extent that she believes herself to be dwelling a life opposite to precise occasions. I do know nothing about this form of sickness, however I did surprise why her mom and her finest good friend didn’t realise that there was one thing significantly, dangerously unsuitable together with her early on, and that she wanted intensive psychiatric care. I additionally puzzled how she was capable of preserve her research, provided that half the time she was actually dwelling in a fantasy world.
All through the e book we learn concerning the individuals with whom Annie comes into contact; often it was clear who was actual and who was a product of her sickness, although on occasion I wasn’t certain! I admit to being upset by the ending, which appeared to wrap all of it up too properly, however on the entire I loved studying this e book very a lot.
When the individuals Annie love mysteriously vanish one after the other, how will she uncover the key that lies trapped inside her personal misleading thoughts?
Annie is aware of there’s one thing unsuitable together with her. A toddler genius with crippling social nervousness and a compulsion for tearing at her wrist, Annie struggles to please her reputation-obsessed mom. Annie’s dad is the one one who understands her. However when he runs off on a non secular quest throughout a manic episode, Annie blames herself.
As she matures, Annie’s grief is reignited every time somebody she cares about mysteriously disappears and not using a hint. Suspecting she’s gone insane, Annie learns she will’t belief anybody, least of all herself. When she lastly discovers the surprising reality, Annie’s subsequent transfer might imply the distinction between life and demise.
Glass Half Damaged is a fast-paced home thriller filled with thriller and a surprising twist!
