Etched on Me
by:
Jenn Crowell (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781476739069 (1476739064)
ASIN: 1476739064
Publish date: 2014-02-04
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
Contemporary,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness,
Abuse,
Fiction
Etched on Me deserves a round of applause. Honestly, it does. It deals with situations that most of us shy away from talking about, but it does it in a blindly honest and raw way. Things like childhood sexual abuse, depression, self-destructive behaviors, and just plain loneliness are all touched on...
3.5Etched on Me is dark, gritty, and emotional. It had me completely crushed, and rooting, for the Lesley throughout the entire book.Lesley has to overcome so many things in her past. The events that she went through are terrible. I think this character is incredibly strong because she is still most...
Other reviews at The Book Babe's Reads. I'll be the first to say that the premise of Etched on Me appealed to me - I love the dark, gritty stories that I read, but this one didn't really work for me. It's not that it wasn't dark or gritty (it was!), the problem was that I couldn't connect with the...