Book Review: SCORCHED by JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

***** 5 STARS

Scorched is the second book in the Frigid series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, this book is about a girl who likes to party and be carefree, then we discover that she hides some issues and how she finds the strength to acknowledge and deal with them. 

I don't always like to dwell on abstract of the book, if you want that you can read the preview on Goodreads :)

So let's go to what's important here, what I thought about the book. Well I loved it.

I don't even have much to say to it. All I can say is that I'm probably biased because my arguments revolve around my feelings, and this book make me feel EVERYTHING! Yes, from the sassyness of the female lead character, Andrea, the chemistry with the male lead, Tanner, but what really got through me, what made me cry, and feel hopeful and feel strong and inspired me, was Andrea and her issues, I don't want to spoil but I can say that I felt related in some kinda way with her, there are so many people who deal with mental issues, with mood issues, it's a reality and sometimes we are shamed by others who don't understand, and sometimes not even ourselves accept that there are things we need to deal to have a better life, a better future, to feel better with yourself. This book taught me that you have to be determined to be better and that the first step is recognize you have a problem, and that it's ok to ask for help, that I can still live a normal life and have a happy ending, or as many happy moments as I want!

So I'm gonna make this short and sweet, if you, like me, deal with sadness, depression, anxiety, substance abuse or other kind of thing that makes you not feel ok, read this, admit to yourself what you need help, want that help and ask for it. This book wasn't just a light read about romance, it actually teaches something, help us and makes us realize that we're not alone and that we can be HEARD.

P.S: JENNIFER HAS AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY (INTERNATIONAL) HERE X

REVIEW: Perfectly Damaged - E.L. Montes

***** 5 STARS

“The sadness will last forever” Vincent Van Gogh

“How can you fix me when I can’t even fix myself?”

“Live for today, push for tomorrow”

What a book. I’m just wiping my nose and drying my face from all the tears, my head hurts from all the sobbing, and my heart swells with emotion. The good and the not so good.

This books talks about mental disease, schizophrenia and depression to be exact. The first one is really hard to get and I can’t even begin to comprehend what it means to have to live with it. And my heart, thoughts, good vibes and the little strength I have, goes to those who suffer from this condition. However, I do know about depression, I’d live on and off with it for the last, give or take, 7 years of my life, not in big levels, but this past few years it’s been harder with all the grown up stuff that we have to deal with. Anyway, this book, touch me deeply and like very few. In no way I’ve had it as bad as Jenna, the leading female of this book, but still somehow I could relate in some levels.

In no way is a light book, it wasn’t for me, I started crying in page 11 I think, but don’t distress, I laugh and smile and even feel some butterflies throughout the book as well. But if I’m being honest, some of the scenes were really hard to read, they were harsh, but unfortunately they were real.

It reflects with such reality, still having in consideration that is a work of fiction, the struggle of people who suffers from mental illness or conditions. In both ways, internally and socially, it goes through the relationships between a patient and its family, friends and lovers and it makes you realize how hard we are with those who we think aren’t normal only because we think or see them as different from us and from what is the socially accepted as normal. But it’s also a book that shows that however we are, there’s always a light to reach, there’s always the possibility of getting better still having at account that life is not perfect and that some days are much better than others. It shows that we can still found love however we are, on family, friends, and even in hot boys, or just good (for us) boys for that matter. But that all of this is especially true if we first learn to accept ourselves the way we are and to love ourselves with the good, the bad and the gray. Nothing is truly fine until we realize that, and especially when we agree to ourselves more than to anyone that with our wills and some help (medicine, psychotherapy, art, friends, family, meditation, sports, etc.), that we can be better and live step by step, day by day.