they didn’t know by Pam Eaton
Book Review by Me.😊
⭐️Trigger warnings: talks about attempted suicide, suicide, and mental health issues. Please be advised.⭐️
How long can you pretend to be okay? And when do you start fighting for yourself?
Over a year ago the life Victoria (Tori) Adams had vanished. The cheerleader, the happy daughter, the extrovert—they all disappeared the night Tori attempted suicide. In an effort to save her, her parents moved her from the dry deserts of Arizona to a small coastal town in Connecticut. Now she’s standing on a frozen, desolate beach, constantly afraid to say the wrong thing to her mom, hiding the dark thoughts that plague her mind, and fighting to stay.
When Tori discovers a secret room in her new house and its connection to the slightly-annoying-but-definitely-cute Nick Janus from auto shop class, she’s stuck between a painful past and torturous present. But as time passes and relationships deepen, Tori realizes that even though she’s still alive, she has a lot to learn about living.
They Didn’t Know is a gripping, coming of age YA novel that deals with life after attempted suicide.
My review on this book without spoilers.
What can I say? This was a book that I was completely drawn to especially by the cover and the synopsis of the book. The story of Tori Adams, was one that had me reeled in hook line and sinker. You knew that she was fighting some kind of battle. Then to have to move from Arizona to Connecticut to start in some respects a new life at a new school trying to make new friends was definitely a struggle for Tori. Then entered Nick Janus The boy from auto shop class yes that’s a tiny spoiler alert.
This definitely paints a picture of mental health and definitely talks about suicide. It definitely was at times very emotional for me to read. I think it has to do with the fact that I have a daughter around the same age as Tori in the book so it’s being a mom reading this about a teenage daughter with today society definitely kind of struck a chord. I definitely recommend us read but definitely look for trigger warnings as I stated above. It is a quick read and one that I definitely recommend. My 16-year-old daughter wants to read it she knows exactly what it’s about without spoilers that I’ve given to her so that’ll be her winter break book. Recommend this book.
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