Kate Gordon (2)

Xavier knows what he is up against and his struggles are enormous. He also knows how important those “meantimes” are. They are the times to be cherished, when he can breathe normally. Writing helps, poetry helps, so much doesn’t help. He needs help and wants to help others equally afflicted.

I can’t even imagine what it is like living with the Black Dog of depression lurking, panting in the corner. I can’t even imagine, but maybe I can because this books gives you tremendous insight into what life can be for a young person living with constant depression, fear and negative self-worth. What a wonder, what an idea, what a brilliant attempt to climb up and out, helping himself and the “others” and enjoy the “meantime”.

Thank you NetGalley and Riveted Press for a copy.… (más)

When you place a girl, who only days earlier was found wild and battered in the bush, a girl who doesn't even know what waffles are and who is irrationally afraid of the television, amongst a group of spoiled and stuck up daughters of the wealthy in an exclusive all girls boarding school, is it really any wonder that she doesn't quite fit in?

The world has changed, what Tessa remembers does not match what is before her. How is it she is able to remember names and dates from the past but nothing from the present? But it is more then just facts she is remembering, it is memories of a life lived long ago. But what has any of that to do with where she came from and how she came to be alone in the bush with such injuries?

Thyla is about a girl desperate to remember who she is, but the more she remembers the harder she is finding it to not believe she is crazy. On the surface this is a mystery filled with lost memories, dark secrets, heartbreak and loss; a tale of Tasmania's unique fauna, Australia's convict history and the supernatural. But at its core this is the story of Tessa, a girl who is discovering her identity, forming friendships and falling in love. Definitely one to read.… (más)