Clean: The London Collection

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One of the greatest quotes in Clean has to be 'Why can't we be honest and say 'drugs are boss until you almost snuff it, your brother abducts you and you start shitting the bed'? Having said that, I like a good swear, and even I was a bit shocked to see the C word twice early on. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper.

With out spoiling or giving too much away I personally thought the ending was a little too neat and slightly unrealistic, especially compared with rawness of the rest of the novel, and let down how great the rest of the story was. Schnell wurde mir klar, dass die Begriffe scharfsinnig, scharfzüngig und auch schonungslos ziemlich genau den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, zumindest was Lexi angeht.It's like Gossip Girl meets Skins meets Junk, complete with fashion, pop culture, drama, and basic bitches. En ook al doet de auteur zeker moeite om een heftig verhaal neer te zetten, dan nog is het het allemaal net niet, en wordt het uiteindelijk meer een liefdesverhaal.

In 2016 a follow-up, MIND YOUR HEAD, featured everything a young person needs to know about mental health. I will recommend this book to anyone who shows an interest in books about mental health, like diverse characters, and can’t read a book without some love interest (like me 😉 ). In fact, this was a five star read until the last 5% or so, where I think the author just tried to cram too much resolution into too few pages. I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ich war nicht in der Stimmung und wollte es nicht riskieren, es vielleicht aus diesem Grund nicht zu mögen.

Es zeigt sehr deutlich, dass das Leben kein Ponyhof ist, dass es eben auch manchmal einfach nur schlichtweg scheiße ist; das Menschen Probleme haben, von Trauer und/oder Zweifeln zerfressen und einfach keinen anderen Ausweg mehr sehen.Nach ein paar Tagen Pause habe ich dann wieder zu dem Buch gegriffen und dann ging es los; dann war ich plötzlich drin in der Geschichte. The story revolves around Lexi, a Russian born hotel heiress and her time in treatment facility for addition. Clean is a brilliant YA read and a perfect example of how YA fiction can be used to tackle more mature ideas in a thoughtful way to make a real impact on its reader.

Je gunt als lezer Lexi net dat beetje meer, wat voor mij betekend dat de auteur haar goed heeft neergezet. Further into the novel, her bratty, moneyed veneer fades away and it shows that she's quite a good person, deep down. The book contains phone numbers and helplines for anyone struggling with similar issues mentioned in this book, which is important. Was Juno Dawson mit Clean versucht hat, ist bewundernswert, und schwierig, und daher überrascht mich dieser Kritikpunkt nicht weiter: Zwar wird die Geschichte aus Lexis Perspektive erzählt, die unfreiwillig in die Therapie gesteckt wird, aber auch die Schicksale ihrer Mitpatient*innen gehen nicht spurlos an Lexi und den Leser*innen vorbei.That being said I did highly enjoy this book and would defiantly recommend to anyone looking for a fast paced novel that really packs a punch. There were a few moments that felt like were setting up a bigger arc for certain characters yet they just fizzled out. Algo que também me impressionou foi a originalidade na divisão deste livro já que está dividido em "passos", como por exemplo, a primeira parte chama-se "Passo 1, admito que tenho um problema", sendo que os passos têm todos a ver com este processo de combater este problema. Guy, who suffers from OCD, and Brady, the mysterious Hollywood hunk who immediately catches Lexi's eye. Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement.